” dismissal ultimately being ruled as “unfair”, which may increase firing costs significantly. In 2010 and 2012, reforms of …Labor courts may introduce a significant wedge between “legal” firing costs and “effective” (post-trial) firing costs …. Apart from procedural costs, there is uncertainty over judges' rulings, in particular over the likelihood of a “fair …

In many countries, labor courts play a central role in the determination of firing costs by monitoring and supervising … legislation (EPL). To get some insights about the impact of labor courts on effective firing costs, we explore a new database that … did not fully translate the reduction of firing costs mandated by the new EPL to effective firing costs. …