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High income OECD countries Compared by Labor > Firing cost > Weeks of wages

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DEFINITION: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Portugal 98.7 weeks of wages 2006
=2 South Korea 91 weeks of wages 2006
=2 Israel 91 weeks of wages 2006
=4 Greece 69.3 weeks of wages 2006
=4 Germany 69.3 weeks of wages 2006
=6 Spain 56.3 weeks of wages 2006
=6 Austria 56.3 weeks of wages 2006
8 Chile 52 weeks of wages 2006
9 Ireland 49 weeks of wages 2006
10 Slovenia 39.6 weeks of wages 2006
11 Estonia 34.7 weeks of wages 2006
12 France 31.8 weeks of wages 2006
13 Canada 28 weeks of wages 2006
=14 Finland 26 weeks of wages 2006
=14 Sweden 26 weeks of wages 2006
16 United Kingdom 22.1 weeks of wages 2006
17 Czech Republic 21.7 weeks of wages 2006
18 Netherlands 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
19 Belgium 16 weeks of wages 2006
=20 Iceland 13 weeks of wages 2006
=20 Slovakia 13 weeks of wages 2006
=20 Norway 13 weeks of wages 2006
=20 Switzerland 13 weeks of wages 2006
=20 Poland 13 weeks of wages 2006
25 Denmark 10 weeks of wages 2006
26 Japan 8.6 weeks of wages 2006
27 Australia 4 weeks of wages 2006
28 Italy 1.7 weeks of wages 2006

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High income OECD countries Compared by Labor > Firing cost > Weeks of wages

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Interesting observations about Labor > Firing cost > Weeks of wages

  • Zimbabwe ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Hot countries in 2006.
  • Argentina ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • Sierra Leone ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
  • Portugal ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Europe in 2006.
  • Ghana ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • China ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Cold countries in 2006.
  • Germany ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst European Union in 2006.
  • Israel ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • Egypt ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
  • Turkey ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.

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