Europe is famous for its great and old traditions of democracy. Being known for a great number of different philosophers who tried to create a basis for the development of democracy and respect for human rights, it now proclaims itself one of the most democratic societies where the rights of a human being are of great significance. Taking the importance of the preservation of human rights into account, governments of countries that comprise the European Union are interested in the creation of good and effective labor laws that will be able to guarantee the creation of good conditions of work for thousands of employees.
Moreover, some additional guarantees should be given to protect a person in case of his termination. These guarantees are needed in case of unfair decisions of employers for them not to dictate rules and care about their workers.
The first thing to be admitted is, that labor laws in Europe, to be more precise in the UK, are very tolerant and care about a person. The first thing which distinguishes them from the USA labor laws is the contractual character of relations between an employer and employee. It is made to protect a worker from changes in the mood of his chief. The thing is, that according to this contract, an employer has no right to fire a worker without giving him a notice, and the notice period is usually written down in the contract. Moreover, there is a peculiarity in the UK labor law which protects workers from unfair dismissal. It is not so easy to call an employee inconsistent as there is a special procedure for it, which consists of several stages.
Besides, there is a practice of special compensations for those workers, which were dismissed without any fault. “Employees dismissed in this way would not be entitled to claim unfair dismissal at Tribunal, but could still claim other employment law rights” (Rodgers, 2012, p. 149). As can be seen, there is great care about the rights of workers in the UK. There is also an opportunity for an employee in the UK to preserve his/her work due to the extension of the qualification period. This practice allows a person to become more prepared and trained for his work and, as a result, to save his post.
It is also should be said, that managers in Europe have much less autonomy than the US managers in employment matters (International employment regulation: variability across countries, n.d.). In Europe, managers have to conform their actions to the terms of the contract and labor laws, being not able to make unfair decisions.
Besides, it is unlawful in the UK to discriminate or dismiss a worker on the ground of race, sex, religion, or other aspects. There are also some special training programs for women to involve them in the social life of a country.
Another aspect of the UK labor law is connected with dismissing for poor performance. Sometimes, it is rather difficult to terminate a manager because of the given above reasons as he/she can make claims of a different kind.
Having analyzed the data, it is possible to say that there is a great difference in the terms and conditions of termination of the employee in the USA, UK, and Europe on the whole. These differences are determined by different approaches to work and labor laws.
References
International employment regulation: variability across countries. (n.d.); Rodgers, L. (2012). The UK Employment Law Review and Changes to Unfair Dismissal. Labour Studies, 1(1), pp. 145-152. Web.