On: The Worst Way to Fire Someone: I Was There

[hackerboos]

I suppose only in the US it's this easy to fire someone. Here in the UK this would, more likely than not, be taken to an employment tribunal.

[slgeorge → hackerboos]

You are probably right, but the law has changed a lot in the UK in the last two years or so as I understand it.

It's moved much closer to the US system for employees during the first 2 years of employment. The situations under which a Tribunal can be called, and the amount of support available to an individual has decreased. And, the total amount of money that an employer can be hit with is at a fixed level.