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To: Stitch who wrote (598)	1/8/1998 6:08:00 PM
From: Thomas Haegin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Stitch, it is so interesting to learn from you: for example, I did'nt know that: << But news here is very censored and non critical. >> I thought (gut) that it should be pretty free. Do the media have official/state censorship or use "self regulation"? How strict are the labour rules when you want to lay-off people in Malaysia. For example with us in Switzerland, normally, it is possible only 3 months (up to 6 for higher ranking staff) after you write the employee the firing letter. Or it costs you this amount of salary if you want him to stay home immediately. Workers do have some job protection, but firing is generally possible. In Spain, where my mother lives and works (self-employed), official unemployment is so high in parts because once you have fully hired anybody, it is nearly impossible to lay him off again without incurring huge extra costs, possibly litigation, etc. Therefore, nobody hires full-time, but only part-timers, renewing their part-time contracts every 3 months or so... Also Germany, France, Italy have very strict labour rules, resulting from the strong heritage of labour unions. Another effect, of course is, that many "jobless people" do work on the side (we call it "black labour"). At least in Spain and Italy, therefore, the real unemployment rate is probably quite a bit smaller than the official rate. These are less of issues in Switzerland. It seems the U.S. have a quite easy system (for employers): Just fire the guy. How is it in Malaysia? Really only reply when you find some spare time - no hurry. I appreciate it a lot, Thomas Hey, BT, you checking in here, reading? Good!