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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.
Labor Statistics > Firing cost > weeks of wages (most recent) by country
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2003
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2005
2006
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Zimbabwe :
446.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 2
Sierra Leone :
328.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 3
Egypt :
186.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 4
Sri Lanka :
177.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 4
Ghana :
177.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 4
Zambia :
177.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 7
Mozambique :
142.9 weeks of wages
2006
# 8
Argentina :
138.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 9
Ecuador :
135.4 weeks of wages
2006
# 10
Equatorial Guinea :
132.9 weeks of wages
2006
# 11
Sudan :
118.1 weeks of wages
2006
# 12
Paraguay :
112.9 weeks of wages
2006
# 13
Indonesia :
108.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 14
Guatemala :
101.1 weeks of wages
2006
# 15
Comoros :
99.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 16
Bolivia :
99.5 weeks of wages
2006
# 17
Portugal :
98.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 18
Turkey :
94.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 18
Bhutan :
94.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 20
Korea, South :
91 weeks of wages
2006
= 20
São Tomé and Príncipe :
91 weeks of wages
2006
= 20
China :
91 weeks of wages
2006
= 20
Israel :
91 weeks of wages
2006
= 20
Philippines :
91 weeks of wages
2006
= 20
Cape Verde :
91 weeks of wages
2006
# 26
Iran :
90.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 27
Botswana :
90 weeks of wages
2006
= 27
Nepal :
90 weeks of wages
2006
= 27
Pakistan :
90 weeks of wages
2006
# 30
Malaysia :
88 weeks of wages
2006
# 31
Dominican Republic :
87.6 weeks of wages
2006
= 32
Guinea-Bissau :
86.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 32
Vietnam :
86.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 34
El Salvador :
85.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 35
Morocco :
85.1 weeks of wages
2006
# 36
Malawi :
84.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 37
United Arab Emirates :
83.6 weeks of wages
2006
# 38
Saudi Arabia :
80.1 weeks of wages
2006
# 39
Syria :
79.8 weeks of wages
2006
# 40
Mexico :
74.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 41
Greece :
69.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 41
Germany :
69.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 41
Eritrea :
69.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 44
Trinidad and Tobago :
67.1 weeks of wages
2006
# 45
Albania :
64.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 46
Hong Kong :
62.1 weeks of wages
2006
# 47
Jamaica :
60.5 weeks of wages
2006
# 48
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
60 weeks of wages
2006
# 49
Colombia :
58.6 weeks of wages
2006
# 50
Angola :
58.5 weeks of wages
2006
# 51
Dominica :
57.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 52
Guyana :
56.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 52
Djibouti :
56.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 52
Spain :
56.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 52
Vanuatu :
56.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 52
Austria :
56.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 57
Saint Lucia :
56 weeks of wages
2006
# 58
India :
55.9 weeks of wages
2006
# 59
Thailand :
54.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 60
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
54 weeks of wages
2006
# 61
Swaziland :
53.2 weeks of wages
2006
# 62
Antigua and Barbuda :
52.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 63
Chile :
52 weeks of wages
2006
= 63
Peru :
52 weeks of wages
2006
# 65
Bangladesh :
51 weeks of wages
2006
# 66
Nigeria :
49.8 weeks of wages
2006
# 67
Ireland :
49 weeks of wages
2006
# 68
Côte d'Ivoire :
48.8 weeks of wages
2006
= 69
Venezuela :
47.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 69
Kenya :
47.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 71
Solomon Islands :
44.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 71
Lesotho :
44.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 73
Panama :
44 weeks of wages
2006
= 74
Honduras :
43.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 74
Gabon :
43.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 76
Kuwait :
42.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 77
Congo, Republic of the :
41.2 weeks of wages
2006
# 78
Ethiopia :
40.1 weeks of wages
2006
# 79
Slovenia :
39.6 weeks of wages
2006
= 80
Cambodia :
39 weeks of wages
2006
= 80
Croatia :
39 weeks of wages
2006
= 80
Papua New Guinea :
39 weeks of wages
2006
# 83
Seychelles :
38.6 weeks of wages
2006
# 84
Senegal :
37.9 weeks of wages
2006
# 85
Brazil :
36.8 weeks of wages
2006
= 86
Benin :
35.8 weeks of wages
2006
= 86
Chad :
35.8 weeks of wages
2006
= 86
Togo :
35.8 weeks of wages
2006
# 89
Costa Rica :
35.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 90
Estonia :
34.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 90
Mauritius :
34.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 92
Hungary :
34.5 weeks of wages
2006
= 92
East Timor :
34.5 weeks of wages
2006
# 94
Burkina Faso :
33.6 weeks of wages
2006
# 95
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
33.2 weeks of wages
2006
# 96
Cameroon :
32.5 weeks of wages
2006
# 97
Tanzania :
32 weeks of wages
2006
# 98
France :
31.8 weeks of wages
2006
= 99
Mali :
31.4 weeks of wages
2006
= 99
Niger :
31.4 weeks of wages
2006
= 99
Mauritania :
31.4 weeks of wages
2006
# 102
Uruguay :
31.2 weeks of wages
2006
# 103
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
30.8 weeks of wages
2006
= 104
Lithuania :
30.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 104
Uzbekistan :
30.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 104
Madagascar :
30.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 107
Moldova :
28.8 weeks of wages
2006
# 108
Grenada :
28.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 109
Canada :
28 weeks of wages
2006
= 109
Fiji :
28 weeks of wages
2006
= 111
Guinea :
26 weeks of wages
2006
= 111
Suriname :
26 weeks of wages
2006
= 111
Finland :
26 weeks of wages
2006
= 111
Haiti :
26 weeks of wages
2006
= 111
Burundi :
26 weeks of wages
2006
= 111
Rwanda :
26 weeks of wages
2006
= 111
Sweden :
26 weeks of wages
2006
# 118
Namibia :
24.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 119
South Africa :
24 weeks of wages
2006
= 119
Belize :
24 weeks of wages
2006
# 121
Nicaragua :
23.8 weeks of wages
2006
# 122
United Kingdom :
22.1 weeks of wages
2006
= 123
Czech Republic :
21.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 123
Belarus :
21.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 123
Tajikistan :
21.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 123
Central African Republic :
21.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 123
Macedonia, Republic of :
21.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 123
Azerbaijan :
21.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 129
Laos :
19.4 weeks of wages
2006
= 130
Netherlands :
17.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 130
Tunisia :
17.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 130
Kyrgyzstan :
17.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 130
Lebanon :
17.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 130
Russia :
17.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 130
Latvia :
17.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 130
Yemen :
17.3 weeks of wages
2006
# 137
Algeria :
17 weeks of wages
2006
# 138
Belgium :
16 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Norway :
13 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Switzerland :
13 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Armenia :
13 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Iceland :
13 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Poland :
13 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Slovakia :
13 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Uganda :
13 weeks of wages
2006
= 139
Ukraine :
13 weeks of wages
2006
# 147
Denmark :
10 weeks of wages
2006
= 148
Kazakhstan :
8.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 148
Bulgaria :
8.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 148
Samoa :
8.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 148
Mongolia :
8.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 148
Gambia, The :
8.7 weeks of wages
2006
= 148
Maldives :
8.7 weeks of wages
2006
# 154
Japan :
8.6 weeks of wages
2006
= 155
Jordan :
4.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 155
Oman :
4.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 155
Georgia :
4.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 155
Kiribati :
4.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 155
Afghanistan :
4.3 weeks of wages
2006
= 160
Australia :
4 weeks of wages
2006
= 160
Iraq :
4 weeks of wages
2006
= 160
Singapore :
4 weeks of wages
2006
# 163
Romania :
3 weeks of wages
2006
# 164
Italy :
1.7 weeks of wages
2006
Weighted average:
53.3 weeks of wages
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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