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LABOR MARKET REGULATION DATA<br />
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LABOR MARKET REGULATION DATA<br />
Bahamas, The<br />
Bahrain<br />
Bangladesh<br />
(Dhaka)<br />
Bangladesh<br />
(Chittagong)<br />
Barbados<br />
Difficulty of hiring<br />
Belarus<br />
Rigidity of hours<br />
Belgium<br />
Difficulty of redundancy<br />
Belize<br />
Redundancy<br />
cost<br />
Benin<br />
Research<br />
questions g<br />
Bhutan<br />
Fixed-term contracts prohibited<br />
for permanent tasks?<br />
No No No No No No No No No No<br />
Maximum length of fixed-term<br />
contracts (months) a No limit 60 No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit 48 No limit<br />
Minimum wage for a full-time<br />
worker (US$/month) b 693.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 537.50 166.28 2,368.12 384.79 63.30 66.98<br />
Ratio of minimum wage to value<br />
added per worker<br />
0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.21 0.41 0.62 0.52 0.22<br />
50-hour workweek<br />
allowed? c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
Maximum working days<br />
per week<br />
Premium for night work<br />
(% of hourly pay)<br />
Premium for work on weekly rest<br />
day (% of hourly pay)<br />
Major restrictions<br />
on night work?<br />
Major restrictions<br />
on weekly holiday work?<br />
5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0<br />
0 50 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0<br />
0 50 0 0 0 100 0 50 0 0<br />
No No No No No No Yes No No No<br />
No No No No No No Yes No No No<br />
Paid annual leave<br />
(working days) d 11.7 30.0 17.0 17.0 20.3 18.0 20.0 10.0 24.0 15.0<br />
Maximum length of probationary<br />
period (months) e 6.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 n.a. 3.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.0<br />
Dismissal due to redundancy<br />
allowed by law?<br />
Third-party notification if<br />
1 worker is dismissed?<br />
Third-party approval if<br />
1 worker is dismissed?<br />
Third-party notification if<br />
9 workers are dismissed?<br />
Third-party approval if<br />
9 workers are dismissed?<br />
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes<br />
No No No No No No No No No No<br />
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes<br />
No No No No No No No No No No<br />
Retraining or<br />
reassignment? f No No No No No Yes No No No No<br />
Priority rules for<br />
redundancies?<br />
Priority rules for<br />
reemployment?<br />
No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No<br />
No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No<br />
Notice period for redundancy<br />
dismissal (weeks of salary) d 2.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.7 8.7 19.7 4.7 4.3 8.3<br />
Severance pay for redundancy<br />
d<br />
dismissal (weeks of salary)<br />
10.7 0.0 26.7 26.7 13.3 13.0 0.0 8.3 7.3 0.0<br />
Unemployment protection<br />
scheme?<br />
Health insurance for permanent<br />
employees?<br />
Courts or court sections<br />
specializing in labor disputes?<br />
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No<br />
No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No<br />
Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
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