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Maybe this is a difference between countries, but is fired for cause and laid off treated different? Like I can understand and appreciate the protections if your position is eliminated or something. In the US we have unemployment insurance where you can get I think 3/4 of your normal pay if laid off. But if you get fired for cause then you’re on your own.

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TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
No, why you got fired does not in fact affect your need to eat food and house your family, so it’s not a factor.

And if you are “laid off”, ie the company says they don’t need your job anymore, you are usually entitled to a pretty nice redundancy payment too - plus the usual.

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- Gork@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Really depends on the employer. One gave me a nice 3 months severance for being laid off. Another only gave me a weeks notice and only two weeks of severance. That sucked since Bill’s continue to come in but now you gotta take a savings hit unless you can find a job in 2 weeks.
  
  I ended up finding another job, but it took a few months and now I’m trying to crawl out of that debt hole.
  
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jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
3/4th of your normal pay??? Lmfao

What state do you live in?

In California you max out at less than $2000 per month. Which won’t even cover rent.

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- Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I guess there’s a limit here too. I’ve never made enough when having to reley on unemployment to hit the max. I just looked it up though and looks like its a bit over $800 for the weekly max.
  
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