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dmitry pruss (pruss@helix.nih.gov) wrote:
: An example can be found in Sweden:
: 
: Their law *allows* to fire someone... then the employer pays him his full
: wage for about 2 years. 
: 
: Like a *soft* version on no-layoffs law.
: 
: Guess what are the results?
: 
: First of all, it becomes damn hard to get hired. Employers would rather
: shot themselves than to take a guy from the street. They run extensive
: tests and inquiries and covert inquiries to make sure that they hire a
: reliable person... still everyone knows that one can't rely on tests. So
: they too often look at what school is the guy from, or simply prefer to
: hire friends of relatives of friends. 
: --------------------------
I've heard that a similar process has come about because of our Affirmitive
action laws.  The theory is that AA has made it easier for a typical white
male to get a job since the employer knows that they can easily be fired.


John Eaton
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