[kidd]

...union and student leaders say it will create a generation of "throwaway workers" because it makes it easier to dismiss employees...

Funny that they take this view.

Put yourself in the employers shoes. You can hire someone who is 27 years old, who in reality cannot be fired whether he performs well or not, or you can hire a 25 year old who will need to perform well to keep his job.

As an employer, I'd say this law makes it easier to hire new workers.

[Ramius]

As an employer, I'd say this law makes it easier to hire new workers.

Exactly.

Anybody got the numbers handy for the French economy? This looks like a sign of growing desperation on the part of the French government to address certain crippling elements of their economy.