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LABOR MARKET REGULATION DATA
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LABOR MARKET REGULATION DATA
Nigeria
(Lagos)
Nigeria
(Kano)
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
(Karachi)
Pakistan
(Lahore)
Difficulty of hiring
Palau
Rigidity of hours
Panama
Difficulty of redundancy
Papua New Guinea
Redundancy
cost
Paraguay
Fixed-term contracts prohibited
for permanent tasks?
No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Maximum length of fixed-term
contracts (months) a No limit No limit 48 No limit 9 9 No limit 12 No limit No limit
Minimum wage for a full-time
worker (US$/month) b 111.17 111.17 3,840.25 847.72 104.53 104.53 551.54 476.59 195.96 409.69
Ratio of minimum wage to value
added per worker
0.26 0.26 0.29 0.30 0.56 0.56 0.39 0.34 0.69 0.76
50-hour workweek
allowed? c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum working days
per week
Premium for night work
(% of hourly pay)
Premium for work on weekly rest
day (% of hourly pay)
Major restrictions
on night work?
Major restrictions
on weekly holiday work?
6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
0 0 0 50 0 0 0 13 0 30
0 0 0 100 100 100 0 50 0 100
No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No
Paid annual leave
(working days) d 6.0 6.0 21.0 22.0 14.0 14.0 0.0 22.0 11.0 20.0
Maximum length of probationary
period (months) e 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 n.a. 3.0 n.a. 1.0
Dismissal due to redundancy
allowed by law?
Third-party notification if
1 worker is dismissed?
Third-party approval if
1 worker is dismissed?
Third-party notification if
9 workers are dismissed?
Third-party approval if
9 workers are dismissed?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No No No Yes No Yes
No No No No No No No Yes No Yes
Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes
No No No No No No No Yes No Yes
Retraining or
reassignment? f No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No
Priority rules for
redundancies?
Priority rules for
reemployment?
Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No
No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes
Notice period for redundancy
dismissal (weeks of salary) d 3.2 3.2 8.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 7.5
Severance pay for redundancy
d
dismissal (weeks of salary) 12.2 12.2 0.0 0.0 22.9 22.9 0.0 18.1 9.2 18.6
Research
questions g
Unemployment protection
scheme?
Health insurance for permanent
employees?
Courts or court sections
specializing in labor disputes?
No No Yes No No No No No No No
No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes .. Yes