In Denmark, firing by SMS still rampant

According to the Copenhagen Post Online, though management has been warned against the practice and we haven't seen such headlines in years, more and more companies are firing their employees by text messaging.

Jeanette Hahnemann, legal consultant for HK, Denmark's largest labour union, old JydskeVestkysten newspaper: ‘We really believe it’s not an appropriate way to do things,’ She added, however, that firing by SMS was not illegal.

Related firing by SMS incidents around the world:

-- Home from Dubai for Eid, Indian workers fired by SMS

-- Lecturer may sue after SMS sacking

-- Comedian sacked by SMS

-- 23 sport newspaper staffers fired by SMS

-- Economics lecturer in Bangladesh suspended by SMS

-- Romanian Football manager sacked by SMS

-- English Headmaster expells pupil by SMS

-- Belgian School Principal Fired by SMS

-- South Korean credit card firm sacks staff via SMS

-- UK Insurance company fires thousands by SMS

-- An Australian traffic controller is fired by SMS

emily | 1:30 PM | News, Buzz |
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