5. How Consultation Actually Works (where ever you are)

💡Important bit - I'm not a lawyer, or an employment law expert - so read this as 'advice' and then find out from your local experts what the LAW is in your market. In the United States, you find out you're gone. In much of Europe, you find out you might be, and then everyone has to talk about it first.That gap shapes everything about how a layoff feels and what power you have inside it. So this post is the one to bookmark, because almost nobody writes it across both worlds. A quick warning before we start: this is general information, not legal advice. Rules and figures change, and they vary by country and by your own contract. Treat this as a map, then get proper advice for your situation.The great divideThe US runs on at-will employment. They can let you go today, no reason required. The main federal guardrail is the WARN Act, which forces larger employers to give advance notice of big layoffs. It requires employers with 100 or more staff to give at least 60 calendar days written…