"Hiring and employment is based on what’s called the flexicurity model which, it turns out, has big benefits for both companies and workers. The system is based on strong unemployment benefits. People pay into this while working and, in the event that they find themselves unemployed, get a good chunk of their former salary—up to a whopping 90% for the lowest-end jobs—paid out to them for a period of up to two years." (Quoted from article)