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New Yorks leads the pack as usual. If you want to understand why continental European salaries are mostly low , don’t only look at the social security cost, but also at the labor law which is a middle aged indentured servitude heritage wrapped with worker rights bullshit : in France, 3 months notice period, up to 8 month of trial period, non competes with ridiculous comp. are very common for startups and Mid Sized businesses, same as non sollicitation, exclusivity clauses (generally all in a combo). Plus you get shunned if you job leave your master too quickly (ie less than 1 or 2 years depending on sector). And if you get fired be prepared for the Wild West of reference checking (nothing that can legally protect you from an ex bully who wants you to pay the price of daring leaving), loosing full health cover, and so on.

>>walidt+(OP)
Does French law mandate trial periods or 3 month notice periods? You can usually negotiate those away. Reference checks or trial period but you should really not require both, that's an employer problem.

Europe pays lower than the US but pays better than other regions. There are many countries with low pay and poor labor rights. We should try to have high pay and better labor rights.

>>Resear+R
Yes the 3 months notice is legally enforced in France with a few cases where it can be waived - including both the employee ans employer agreeing to skip it.

Note that this notice goes both ways: when an employee resigns or is let go.