Employment policies and data
OECD Indicators of Employment Protection
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The OECD indicators of employment protection legislation evaluate the regulations on the dismissal of workers on regular contracts and the hiring of workers on temporary contracts. They cover both individual and collective dismissals. The indicators have been compiled using the Secretariat’s own reading of statutory laws, collective bargaining agreements and case law as well as contributions from officials from OECD member countries and advice from country experts. Employment protection refers to only one dimension of the complex set of factors that influence worker security and firm adaptability. For information on other labour market policies and institutions, see the OECD Employment Database. |
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JULY 2020: NEW RElease
The 2019 OECD Employment Protection Legislation indicators are published in the 2020 Edition of the OECD Employment Outlook
OECD INdicators oF EMployment protection legislation (for download)
- Strictness of dismissal regulation for workers on regular contracts (both individual and collective dismissals)
- Strictness of regulation of individual dismissals of workers on regular contracts
- Strictness of regulation of collective dismissals of workers on regular contracts
- Strictness of hiring regulation for workers on temporary contracts
detailed information on employMent protection by country
- The description of employment protection in all countries classified with respect to each of the 24 detailed items is reported in the detailed description of employment protection legislation in OECD countries, 2019
- Find below a description of employment protection in individual countries
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
>> For a description of employment protection in individual countries in 2013, see here
RELATED documents
- July 2020: "Recent trends in employment protection legislation", Chapter 3 of the 2020 Edition of the OECD Employment Outlook
This chapter provides an up-to-date review of employment protection legislation in OECD countries. Taking into account legislation and actual practices, it describes the regulation of individual and collective dismissals of workers on regular contracts and the regulation for hiring workers on temporary contracts. It also discusses recent reforms in employment protection legislation. The comparison of employment protection across countries in this chapter brings evidence to the policy debate on the relative importance different systems attach to the twin aspirations of protecting workers and promoting adaptable labour markets.
- July 2013: "Protecting jobs, enhancing flexibility: A new look at employment protection legislation", Chapter 2 of the 2013 Edtion of the OECD Employment Outlook
- "Non-regular employment, job security and the labour market divide", Chapter 4 of the 2014 Edition of the OECD Employment Outlook (September 2014).
- OECD Employment Protection incators published in 2013 (excel)
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