05.07.2014 Views

Doing Business 2009 - Government of Grenada

Doing Business 2009 - Government of Grenada

Doing Business 2009 - Government of Grenada

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

The following table shows Employing Workers data for <strong>Grenada</strong> compared to good practice and comparator economies:<br />

Good Practice<br />

Economies<br />

Rigidity <strong>of</strong><br />

Employment<br />

Index<br />

Firing costs<br />

(weeks <strong>of</strong><br />

salary)<br />

Hong Kong, China* 0<br />

New Zealand* 0<br />

Selected Economy<br />

<strong>Grenada</strong> 21 29<br />

Comparator Economies<br />

Antigua and Barbuda 10 52<br />

Dominica 17 58<br />

Jamaica 4 62<br />

St. Kitts and Nevis 17 13<br />

St. Vincent and the<br />

Grenadines<br />

13 54<br />

* The following economies are also good practice economies for :<br />

Rigidity <strong>of</strong> Employment Index: Maldives, Marshall Islands, Singapore, United States<br />

Firing costs (weeks <strong>of</strong> salary): Afghanistan, Denmark, Iraq, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Puerto<br />

Rico, Tonga, United States<br />

18

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!