Two of the most important technology companies on the world stage, such as Google And Amazons In Europe, the laws that protect workers and prevent massive American-style layoffs are suffering.

That labor union and worker representatives have forced the two companies to abandon their bid for layoffs by 2023 in order to, firstly, negotiate an exit and present a survival plan.

France

France is on fire with pension reform Macronbut Google and Amazon don’t make it any easier. alphabet offered generous payouts to workers who decided to leave and, complied BloombergAmazon offers managers up to a year’s salary and permission for its workers to buy stock and serve as a bonus.

France and Germany are the two EU countries with the strictest labor laws. Google And Amazons they are required to have lengthy conversations with worker representatives prior to initiating a layoff during which information about the company is shown and possible resources for what to do in the future.

Google Paris office hiring 1,600 people. Neither of them have received notice of dismissal yet as a resolution could take weeks given how talks between the parties are progressing.

great Britain

Things are easier for tech companies great Britain. Labor protections are looser and there are already 500 Google workers from a workforce of 8,000 who are willing to leave the company without difficulty.

In the Dublin or in Zurich The same thing happened and layoffs now number around 200 in each country. Given these issues, Google workers in Europe decided to form a workers’ council for Europe to be a strong voice for future workforce changes.

The excessive growth of these companies and their liquidity problems have caused them to lose weight in recent months. The problem comes when they have to cross Atlantic and the streets of Europe, where there are different employment policies depending on each country.

For now, Spain isn’t just being saved from layoffs, it seems the promised investment from companies like it Microsoft one of Target continue their courses without announcing layoffs.