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May 09, 2009
Hard To Fire - Hard To Hire
It seems there is a mismatch between jobs and workers that is keeping as many as 3 million people unemployed. (it could be a lot less - but still) Are American employers too picky? Are they rejecting reasonable candidates at the same time they claim to have lots of openings they would like to fill?Well of course employers are going to be super picky. If it is hard to fire a worker without a lot of lawyering (or even fear of same) then employers are going to be super selective. Especially in slack labor markets. At will employment is hard on those with a job. There is no job security. On the other hand such easy come easy go labor laws are better for the unemployed. Especially the person with a marginal record who want a chance to prove his or her value. Such job protections are one of the reasons that so many companies employ contractors. They are in fact the last major bastion of at will employment. And what is the very antithesis of at will employment? Companies with union labor contracts. Because it is very hard to fire a union guy who is not doing his job adequately. And then there are government jobs under civil service laws. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 05.09.09 at 11:39 AM |
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Good post. You've summed it up nicely. Look at France. You can't fire anyone so employers are reluctant to hire.
I am in an at will position and it's really not so bad if you're competent and add value to the company. I guess that's why liberals don't like it.