Comment Re:No reference, no big deal (Score 1) 892
So do you give them two weeks notice when you terminate their employment? That would be quite courteous. Or does the courtesy only get extended if it favors you?
People often forget that in most countries of the world (including America) that the situation is entirely asymmetric.
If you quit without notice or cause, the employer is entitled to no compensation.
If you are fired without notice or cause, the employer is then liable for some compensation. In many cases that liability is for a lot longer than 2 weeks (13+ in America - we call it unemployment insurance, and employers do pay increased costs for every one of their former employees that is drawing)
So lets not simply assume that the "courtesy" should so simply extend both ways. If you want to justify why it should, then lets hear it.