‌Employment protection (EP)
‌
‌
‌‌
‌EP strictness – individual dismissals (regular contracts)
Scale 0-6‌
‌EP strictness – temporary contracts
Scale 0-6‌
‌EP strictness – collective dismissals (additional restrictions)
Scale 0-6‌
‌EP strictness – individual and collective dismissals (regular contracts)
Scale 0-6‌
‌2008‌
‌2013‌
‌2008‌
‌2013‌
‌2008‌
‌2013‌
‌2008‌
‌2013‌
‌
Australia
1.1
 
1.6
 
0.8
 
1.0
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
1.6
 
1.9
 
‌
Austria
2.1
 
2.1
 
2.2
 
2.2
 
3.3
 
3.3
 
2.4
 
2.4
 
‌
Belgium
2.1
 
2.1
 
2.4
 
2.4
 
5.1
 
5.1
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
‌
Canada
0.9
 
0.9
 
0.2
 
0.2
 
3.0
 
3.0
 
1.5
 
1.5
 
‌
Chile
2.5
 
2.5
 
2.4
 
2.4
 
0.0
 
0.0
 
1.8
 
1.8
 
‌
Czech Republic
3.0
 
2.9
 
1.9
 
2.1
 
2.1
 
2.1
 
2.8
 
2.7
 
‌
Denmark
2.0
 
2.1
 
1.8
 
1.8
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
2.3
 
2.3
 
‌
Estonia
2.6
 
1.7
 
2.3
 
3.0
 
1.8
 
2.9
 
2.3
 
2.1
 
‌
Finland
2.4
 
2.4
 
1.9
 
1.9
 
1.6
 
1.6
 
2.2
 
2.2
 
‌
France
2.7
 
2.6
 
3.8
 
3.8
 
3.4
 
3.4
 
2.9
 
2.8
 
‌
Germany
2.7
 
2.7
 
1.5
 
1.8
 
3.6
 
3.6
 
3.0
 
3.0
 
‌
Greece
2.7
 
2.1
 
3.2
 
2.9
 
3.3
 
3.3
 
2.9
 
2.4
 
‌
Hungary
1.8
 
1.5
 
1.9
 
2.0
 
3.4
 
3.6
 
2.3
 
2.1
 
‌
Iceland
2.0
 
2.0
 
1.3
 
1.3
 
3.5
 
3.5
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
‌
Ireland
1.4
 
1.5
 
0.7
 
1.2
 
3.5
 
3.5
 
2.0
 
2.1
 
‌
Israel
2.4
 
2.4
 
1.6
 
1.6
 
1.9
 
1.9
 
2.2
 
2.2
 
‌
Italy
2.6
 
2.4
 
2.7
 
2.7
 
4.1
 
3.8
 
3.0
 
2.8
 
‌
Japan
1.6
 
1.6
 
1.3
 
1.3
 
3.3
 
3.3
 
2.1
 
2.1
 
‌
Korea
2.3
 
2.3
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
1.9
 
1.9
 
2.2
 
2.2
 
‌
Luxembourg
2.3
 
2.3
 
3.8
 
3.8
 
3.9
 
3.9
 
2.7
 
2.7
 
‌
Mexico
2.0
 
1.9
 
4.1
 
2.3
 
4.4
 
4.4
 
2.7
 
2.6
 
‌
Netherlands
2.9
 
2.8
 
1.2
 
1.2
 
3.0
 
3.2
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
‌
New Zealand
1.5
 
1.4
 
0.9
 
0.9
 
0.0
 
0.0
 
1.1
 
1.0
 
‌
Norway
2.2
 
2.2
 
3.0
 
3.4
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
2.3
 
2.3
 
‌
Poland
2.2
 
2.2
 
2.3
 
2.3
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
2.4
 
2.4
 
‌
Portugal
4.2
 
3.0
 
2.3
 
2.3
 
1.9
 
1.9
 
3.5
 
2.7
 
‌
Slovak Republic
2.2
 
1.8
 
2.2
 
2.4
 
3.8
 
3.4
 
2.6
 
2.3
 
‌
Slovenia
2.4
 
2.4
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
3.4
 
3.4
 
2.7
 
2.7
 
‌
Spain
2.2
 
1.9
 
3.5
 
3.2
 
3.8
 
3.1
 
2.7
 
2.3
 
‌
Sweden
2.5
 
2.5
 
0.8
 
1.2
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
‌
Switzerland
1.5
 
1.5
 
1.4
 
1.4
 
3.6
 
3.6
 
2.1
 
2.1
 
‌
Turkey
2.2
 
2.2
 
5.0
 
5.0
 
3.1
 
3.1
 
2.5
 
2.5
 
‌
United Kingdom
1.2
 
1.1
 
0.4
 
0.5
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
1.7
 
1.6
 
‌
United States
0.5
 
0.5
 
0.3
 
0.3
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
1.2
 
1.2
 
‌
OECD-Total
2.2
 
2.0
 
2.1
 
2.1
 
2.9
 
2.9
 
2.4
 
2.3
 
Last updated: 16 July 2013; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer
Note: Next update: June 2014. OECD unweighted average.
Source: OECD Employment Outlook, for most of the above indicators. For further details, see:sources, definitions and related studies.