The post might not be as shocking as it appears. In most of the EU you seldom can fire an employee without weeks of notice. The way she tells the story, it seems as if the employee was told his contract would terminate, but he was still working for the company when he was needed.
Still, I don't find strange that an employee who knows his days at a company are counted is not willing to respond to an after-hours phone call.
Still, I don't find strange that an employee who knows his days at a company are counted is not willing to respond to an after-hours phone call.