In 2008 one of the companies I worked at got rid of 4 established employees even though they'd just taken 4 new employees on.
Recessions are often an excuse to get rid of the problem people, not new employees. It really does depend.
Recessions are often an excuse to get rid of the problem people, not new employees. It really does depend.
"The protection goes both ways" they say, as you can leave your job and quit with no notice just the same, but it's quite an imbalance as the employee leaving does not generally have any impact on the employer's health insurance, while employees generally do depend on their employer-provided health insurance.
Then again asking about the "EU" is a bad question as every country in the EU has wildly different laws, even now the UK has left.