Episode 828 • • 2:07:07 - 2:13:01
828: White, Male & Yale
French Labor Strikes and European Employment Laws
France is facing nationwide blockades and strikes at nuclear power plants as unions protest proposed labor reforms. The reforms aim to make hiring and firing easier to combat unemployment. The hosts discuss the complexity of European labor laws, including the "13th month" salary requirement in the Netherlands and the extreme difficulty of terminating employees in Germany and France.