For the country I'm mostly interested in Germany, but would also like to know how its handled in other countries.
In the US it varies depending on which state you live in, as employment law is generally a state (not a federal) issue.
In an "employment at will", like where I live, they could theoretically fire you for no reason whatsoever.
It isn't like that generally... especially in companies employing more than 99 people.
For example, in my state if you fire someone they are eligible for unemployment. The more of your people who file for unemployment, the more the company's unemployment tax rate can go up (a company's unemployment tax rate is multiplied by their total payroll and paid to... the county I think).
I still advise that you
don't let your boss know you are looking for another job until you have found it.
Even if they don't fire you, if they think you're going to leave they can do stuff like move the interesting/critical projects to other people, and dump all of the busywork on you.
That might even make you want to quit ;–)
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2 years ago
The main reason for this question is what most people tend to do when searching for a new job - don't let your boss know you are looking for another job until you have found it. Main reason is that the employer could find you a replacement faster than you might find a new job.
This would imply that the boss finds out you are searching for a new job, hire someone new, and then ... fire you based on what?
I can't really believe that searching for another job is a valid enough reason for an employer to fire an employee. Can the employer fire people without any valid reason? Does he have any consequences if he does so?
Assuming the employee is past his probation period. For the country I'm mostly interested in Germany, but would also like to know how its handled in other countries.