The law’s most onerous provisions are those regulating the terms of employment contracts, for they condemn employers who decide to close a plant to a marathon of legal proceedings of uncertain duration and unpredictable outcome. This not only hampers restructuring, but also makes firms hesitant to hire and inhibits innovation.
法律中最苛刻的规定是对就业合同期限的规定，因为雇主如果决定关闭工厂，就不得不面对马拉松似的法律诉讼，而且不知道会持续多久，结果也难以预料。这不但抑制了结构调整，而且也使公司不愿招人，阻碍了创新。