2009/11/1 Mike Godwin <[email protected]>: > Thomas Dalton writes: > > Perhaps this is a wrong-side-of-the-pond issue. In the UK if an >> employer calls it redundancy when actually they just want to replace >> you they would get sued for wrongful dismissal in an instant. > > > In the U.S.A., employers operate under similar though not identical > constraints. This is true even when the employers are charities are > public-interest organizations.
Regarding calling it one thing when it is actually another, you may well be right, however as I understand it there isn't any need in the US (or at least in some states) to try and pretend it's a redundancy because you don't need a reason to dismiss someone. In the UK you can only fire someone if you have evidence of wrongdoing and have followed all the appropriate procedures (verbal warnings, written warnings, etc.). _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
