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LABOR MARKET REGULATION DATA<br />

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LABOR MARKET REGULATION DATA<br />

Suriname<br />

Swaziland<br />

Sweden<br />

Switzerland<br />

Syrian Arab Republic<br />

Taiwan, China<br />

Difficulty of hiring<br />

Tajikistan<br />

Rigidity of hours<br />

Tanzania<br />

Difficulty of redundancy<br />

Thailand<br />

Redundancy<br />

cost<br />

Timor-Leste<br />

Fixed-term contracts prohibited<br />

for permanent tasks?<br />

No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />

Maximum length of fixed-term<br />

contracts (months) a No limit No limit 24 120 60 12 No limit No limit No limit 36<br />

Minimum wage for a full-time<br />

worker (US$/month) b 0.00 174.92 0.00 0.00 260.64 649.31 50.25 65.73 251.34 104.95<br />

Ratio of minimum wage to value<br />

added per worker<br />

0.00 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.68 0.26 0.37 0.65 0.41 0.18<br />

50-hour workweek<br />

allowed? c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 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 />

6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0<br />

0 0 0 0 0 0 50 5 0 25<br />

100 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 0 100<br />

No No No Yes No No Yes No No No<br />

No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes<br />

Paid annual leave<br />

(working days) d 16.0 11.0 25.0 20.0 21.7 12.0 23.3 20.0 6.0 12.0<br />

Maximum length of probationary<br />

period (months) e 2.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 n.a. 3.0 6.0 4.0 1.0<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 No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes<br />

Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No No<br />

Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes<br />

Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No No<br />

Retraining or<br />

reassignment? f No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No<br />

Priority rules for<br />

redundancies?<br />

Priority rules for<br />

reemployment?<br />

No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No<br />

No No Yes No No Yes No No No No<br />

Notice period for redundancy<br />

dismissal (weeks of salary) d 0.0 5.9 14.4 10.1 8.7 3.8 8.7 4.0 4.3 4.3<br />

Severance pay for redundancy<br />

d<br />

dismissal (weeks of salary) 8.8 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.8 6.9 5.3 31.7 0.0<br />

Research<br />

questions g<br />

Unemployment protection<br />

scheme?<br />

Health insurance for permanent<br />

employees?<br />

Courts or court sections<br />

specializing in labor disputes?<br />

No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No<br />

No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No<br />

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

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