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    I don't see the answer to that previous question indicating it was "very hard to do", if there were good reasons - 2 examples given are for whistleblowers. Only that there are safeguards against sacking civil servants without cause.
    – Italian Philosophers 4 Monica
    Commented Jan 16, 2023 at 0:35
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    Could you elaborate your criteria for "very hard" and "easy" to fire? In many countries employees in general are a lot harder to fire than in the US. There is often some additional protection for government employees, although the degree of protection and the range of jobs that is covered by such protection differs. E.g. jobs like nurses in public hospitals and teachers in public schools used to enjoy such protection in the past in my country, but that was mostly removed in the 1990s.
    – Hulk
    Commented Jan 16, 2023 at 6:07
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    In the UK you can in practice fire anyone but will probably have to pay them compensation for unfair dismissal if you don't have a reason. I'm not sure if this counts as easy or hard, maybe it depends on the level of compensation.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jan 16, 2023 at 10:48
  • @Hulk very easy = head of the executive signs one document and any government worker is fired on the spot, with no appeal rights. They might get compensation or 3+ months of severance pay but their employment is terminated.
    – JonathanReez
    Commented Jan 16, 2023 at 14:15
  • Let us continue this discussion in chat.
    – gerrit
    Commented Jan 17, 2023 at 18:20