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Nokinside on Oct 14, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory

I think you can always get rid of workers if you are willing to pay enough.

What is the maximum compensation German courts award for unlawfully firing an worker? Something like 1-4 years salary is my guess.

If Musk want's to fire 2% of German workers every year, he could budget 2 - 8 percent more for his labor cost.

xyzzyz on Oct 15, 2017 [–]

I don't know about Germany, but in other European countries, the judge might also order you to rehire an employee in addition to the back pay and damages.

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