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The laws on hiring and firing people vary considerably across the world.

In general, employment laws in Europe give employees more protection than elsewhere, with the laws in certain European jurisdictions being regarded as quite inflexible.

We regularly advise on recruiting, employing and terminating individual employees, particularly senior executives, all over the globe.

So we know where the differences lie and how to avoid the traps.

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