The French

In the news recently, was the uproar in France about a new labor law, allowing French employers to terminate the employment of younger workers during their first year of employement.

Most French workers hold a permanent contract and can plan to hold their jobs until retirement. Employers who want to fire a worker must give three months’ notice to most employees, pay fines to the state and provide up to three years’ severance pay.

French workers have threatened to go on strike if the Prime Minister signs the new law into effect. The question is, will anyone notice that they are not working?