> But they couldn’t fire most of them. The workers were state employees — employees for life — and therefore protected.
Excessive worker protection is what's wrong with France's economy.
Excessive worker protection is what's wrong with France's economy.
> The view of many, including the OECD and the European Commission, is that the labour market is at the heart of the problem, though it's not the only factor.
> That reflects a persistent complaint from business: that it's too expensive to hire workers and to fire them or lay them off if they need to.
> The OECD says in its assessment of the French economy: "To reduce the duality of the labour market, the procedures for laying off employees, particularly those on permanent contracts, need to be simplified and shortened….
Excessive billionaires protection is what is wrong with the US economy.