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05-14-2012, 07:06 AM
Does this remind you of anything that's happening in the Good Old USA?
Jobs
Why France Has So Many 49-Employee Companies
By Gregory Viscusi (http://www.businessweek.com/authors/1138-gregory-viscusi) and Mark Deen (http://www.businessweek.com/authors/2819-mark-deen) on May 03, 2012
Here’s a curious fact about the French economy: The country has 2.4 times as many companies with 49 employees as with 50. What difference does one employee make? Plenty, according to the French labor code. Once a company has at least 50 employees inside France, management must create three worker councils, introduce profit sharing, and submit restructuring plans to the councils if the company decides to fire workers for economic reasons.
Why France Has So Many 49-Employee Companies - Businessweek (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-03/why-france-has-so-many-49-employee-companies)
Jobs
Why France Has So Many 49-Employee Companies
By Gregory Viscusi (http://www.businessweek.com/authors/1138-gregory-viscusi) and Mark Deen (http://www.businessweek.com/authors/2819-mark-deen) on May 03, 2012
Here’s a curious fact about the French economy: The country has 2.4 times as many companies with 49 employees as with 50. What difference does one employee make? Plenty, according to the French labor code. Once a company has at least 50 employees inside France, management must create three worker councils, introduce profit sharing, and submit restructuring plans to the councils if the company decides to fire workers for economic reasons.
Why France Has So Many 49-Employee Companies - Businessweek (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-03/why-france-has-so-many-49-employee-companies)