In Europe there are strict notice periods for both sides around terminating the employment agreement and the employer can’t fire you from one day to the next.
What’s the punishment for it? In the US, the punishment is they have to keep paying you even though you aren’t working any longer, so it’s pretty uncommon to be terminated without cause.
But on the flip side, an employee has ZERO obligation to remain at a job.
Only in the US.
In Europe there are strict notice periods for both sides around terminating the employment agreement and the employer can’t fire you from one day to the next.
What’s the punishment for it? In the US, the punishment is they have to keep paying you even though you aren’t working any longer, so it’s pretty uncommon to be terminated without cause.
But on the flip side, an employee has ZERO obligation to remain at a job.