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LocationNotice period for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 1 year of tenure (weeks of salary)Notice period for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 5 years of tenure (weeks of salary) Notice period for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 10 years of tenure (weeks of salary)Notice period for redundancy dismissal (average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure, in weeks of salary) Severance pay for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 1 year of tenure (weeks of salary) Severance pay for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 5 years of tenure (weeks of salary) Severance pay for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 10 years of tenure (weeks of salary) Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure, in weeks of salary) Unemployment protection after one year of employment?
Afghanistan4.34.34.34.38.717.326.017.3No
Albania4.313.013.010.10.010.721.410.7Yes
Algeria4.34.34.34.313.013.013.013.0No
Angola4.34.34.34.38.712.619.513.6No
Antigua and Barbuda1.74.34.33.42.412.024.012.8No
Argentina4.38.78.77.24.321.743.323.1Yes
Armenia8.78.78.78.74.34.34.34.3No
Australia2.04.04.03.34.010.012.08.7Yes
Austria2.02.02.02.00.00.00.00.0Yes
Azerbaijan4.06.09.06.36.17.48.77.4No
Bahrain4.34.34.34.32.28.617.29.3Yes
Bangladesh - Chittagong4.34.34.34.35.025.050.026.7No
Bangladesh - Dhaka4.34.34.34.35.025.050.026.7No
Barbados1.04.06.03.70.012.525.012.5Yes
Belarus8.78.78.78.713.013.013.013.0Yes
Belgium8.018.033.019.70.00.00.00.0No
Belize2.04.08.04.70.05.020.08.3No
Benin4.34.34.34.31.36.514.17.3No
Bhutan5.39.310.38.30.00.00.00.0No
BoliviaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANo
Bosnia and Herzegovina2.02.02.02.00.07.214.47.2Yes
Botswana0.14.36.03.52.412.036.016.8No
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro4.76.48.66.61.68.316.68.9Yes
Brazil - São Paulo4.76.48.66.61.78.316.68.9Yes
Brunei Darussalam1.04.04.03.00.00.00.00.0No
Bulgaria4.34.34.34.34.34.34.34.3Yes
Burkina Faso4.34.34.34.31.15.411.96.1No
Burundi4.38.713.08.70.08.713.07.2No
Cabo Verde2.12.12.12.12.914.328.615.2Yes
Cambodia2.18.713.07.92.110.721.411.4No
Cameroon8.713.013.011.61.16.517.38.3No
Canada2.05.08.05.00.05.010.05.0Yes
Chad4.38.78.77.20.05.411.95.8No
Chile4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1Yes
China - Beijing4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1Yes
China - Shanghai4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1Yes
Colombia0.00.00.00.04.315.730.016.7Yes
Comoros4.38.713.08.70.94.39.85.0No
Costa Rica4.34.34.34.32.815.225.114.4No
Côte d'Ivoire4.34.38.75.81.36.514.17.3No
Croatia4.38.710.77.90.07.214.47.2Yes
Cyprus2.07.08.05.70.00.00.00.0Yes
Denmark13.017.326.018.80.00.00.00.0Yes
Djibouti4.34.34.34.30.00.00.00.0No
Dominica4.38.717.310.10.09.019.09.3No
Dominican Republic4.04.04.04.03.820.941.822.2No
Ecuador0.00.00.00.014.127.154.231.8No
El Salvador0.00.00.00.04.321.442.922.9No
Equatorial Guinea4.34.34.34.36.432.164.334.3No
Eritrea2.03.04.33.12.010.025.012.3No
Estonia4.38.612.98.64.34.34.34.3Yes
Eswatini3.45.78.65.90.08.018.08.7No
Ethiopia4.38.713.08.74.310.017.110.5No
Fiji4.34.34.34.31.05.010.05.3No
Finland4.38.717.310.10.00.00.00.0Yes
France4.38.78.77.21.15.410.85.8Yes
Gabon13.013.017.314.40.04.38.74.3No
Georgia4.34.34.34.34.34.34.34.3No
Germany4.08.717.310.02.210.821.711.6Yes
Ghana2.04.34.33.68.743.386.746.2No
Greece0.00.00.00.08.713.026.015.9Yes
Grenada4.38.78.77.21.05.010.05.3No
Guatemala0.00.00.00.05.125.350.627.0No
Guinea4.34.34.34.31.15.410.85.8No
Guinea-Bissau0.00.00.00.013.021.743.326.0No
Haiti4.38.717.310.10.00.00.00.0No
Honduras4.38.78.77.24.321.743.323.1No
Hong Kong SAR, China4.34.34.34.30.01.42.91.4Yes
Hungary4.36.47.96.20.08.713.07.2Yes
Iceland13.013.013.013.00.00.00.00.0Yes
India - Delhi4.34.34.34.32.110.721.411.4No
India - Mumbai4.34.34.34.32.110.721.411.4No
Indonesia - Jakarta0.00.00.00.017.360.795.357.8No
Indonesia - Surabaya0.00.00.00.017.360.795.357.8No
Iraq0.00.00.00.02.010.020.010.7No
Ireland1.04.06.03.70.011.021.010.7No
Israel4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1Yes
Italy2.94.36.44.50.00.00.00.0Yes
Jamaica2.04.06.04.00.010.020.010.0No
Japan - Osaka4.34.34.34.30.00.00.00.0Yes
Japan - Tokyo4.34.34.34.30.00.00.00.0Yes
Jordan4.34.34.34.30.00.00.00.0No
Kazakhstan4.34.34.34.34.34.34.34.3Yes
Kenya4.34.34.34.32.110.721.411.4No
Kiribati3.04.04.03.70.00.00.00.0No
Kosovo4.34.34.34.30.08.713.07.2No
Kuwait13.013.013.013.02.110.732.515.1Yes
Lao PDR6.46.46.46.45.226.052.027.7No
Latvia4.34.34.34.34.38.713.08.7Yes
Lebanon4.38.713.08.70.00.00.00.0No
Lesotho4.34.34.34.32.010.020.010.7No
Liberia4.34.34.34.34.020.040.021.3No
Libya4.34.34.34.32.210.832.515.2No
Liechtenstein*4.38.713.08.70.00.00.00.0Yes
Lithuania4.34.34.34.38.78.78.78.7Yes
Luxembourg8.717.326.017.30.04.38.74.3Yes
Madagascar4.36.56.55.81.78.316.78.9No
Malawi4.34.34.34.32.010.025.012.3No
Malaysia4.08.08.06.71.716.733.317.2Yes
Maldives4.38.78.77.20.00.00.00.0No
Mali4.34.34.34.35.28.714.19.3No
Malta2.08.012.07.30.00.00.00.0Yes
Mauritania4.34.34.34.31.15.411.96.1No
Mauritius4.34.34.34.30.94.38.74.6Yes
Mexico - Mexico City0.00.00.00.014.621.430.022.0No
Mexico - Monterrey0.00.00.00.014.621.430.022.0No
Moldova8.78.78.78.712.913.618.615.0Yes
Mongolia4.34.34.34.34.34.34.34.3No
Montenegro4.34.34.34.31.36.513.06.9Yes
Morocco4.38.78.77.22.210.927.313.5No
Mozambique4.34.34.34.32.232.565.033.2No
Myanmar4.34.34.34.34.317.334.718.8No
Namibia4.34.34.34.31.05.010.05.3No
Nepal4.34.34.34.34.321.442.922.9Yes
New Zealand0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Yes
Nicaragua0.00.00.00.04.318.821.714.9No
Niger4.34.34.34.35.28.715.29.7No
Nigeria - Kano1.04.34.33.20.00.00.00.0No
Nigeria - Lagos1.04.34.33.20.00.00.00.0No
North Macedonia4.34.34.34.34.310.815.210.1Yes
Norway4.38.713.08.70.00.00.00.0Yes
OmanN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANo
Pakistan - Karachi4.34.34.34.34.321.442.922.9No
Pakistan - Lahore4.34.34.34.34.321.442.922.9No
Palau0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0No
Panama0.00.00.00.03.417.034.018.1No
Papua New Guinea2.04.04.03.31.78.717.39.2No
Paraguay7.510.015.010.82.110.742.918.6No
Peru0.00.00.00.02.914.317.111.4No
Philippines4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1No
Poland4.313.013.010.14.38.713.08.7Yes
Portugal4.38.610.77.91.78.617.19.1Yes
Puerto Rico0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Yes
Qatar4.38.78.77.23.015.030.016.0No
Romania4.04.04.04.00.00.00.00.0Yes
Rwanda4.34.34.34.38.713.017.313.0No
Samoa2.03.05.03.30.00.00.00.0No
San Marino0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe4.34.34.34.313.021.743.326.0No
Saudi Arabia8.68.68.68.62.210.832.515.2Yes
Senegal4.34.34.34.35.49.816.310.5No
Serbia0.00.00.00.01.47.214.47.7Yes
Seychelles4.34.34.34.31.47.114.37.6No
Sierra Leone13.013.013.013.08.447.0132.062.5No
Singapore1.04.04.03.00.00.00.00.0No
Slovenia4.35.16.65.30.94.310.85.3Yes
Solomon Islands4.34.34.34.32.010.020.010.7No
Somalia4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1No
South Africa4.04.04.04.01.05.010.05.3Yes
South Sudan4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1No
Spain2.12.12.12.12.914.328.615.2Yes
Sri Lanka4.34.34.34.310.854.297.554.2No
St. Kitts and Nevis4.38.713.08.70.00.00.00.0No
St. Lucia1.04.06.03.70.010.030.013.3No
St. Vincent and the Grenadines4.04.04.04.00.010.020.010.0No
Sudan4.34.34.34.30.021.743.321.7No
Suriname0.00.00.00.04.05.017.38.8No
Sweden4.313.026.014.40.00.00.00.0Yes
Switzerland8.78.713.010.10.00.00.00.0Yes
Taiwan, China2.94.34.33.82.210.821.711.6Yes
Tajikistan8.78.78.78.713.013.013.013.0No
Tanzania4.04.04.04.01.05.010.05.3No
Thailand4.34.34.34.315.030.050.031.7Yes
Egypt, Arab Rep.8.78.713.010.14.321.754.226.7Yes
Bahamas, The2.02.02.02.02.010.020.010.7Yes
Central African Republic4.34.34.34.30.017.317.311.6No
Guyana4.34.34.34.31.05.015.07.0No
Czech Republic8.78.78.78.78.713.013.011.6Yes
Congo, Dem. Rep.4.29.816.810.30.00.00.00.0No
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0No
Gambia, The26.026.026.026.026.026.026.026.0No
Iran, Islamic Rep.0.00.00.00.04.321.743.323.1Yes
Kyrgyz Republic4.34.34.34.313.013.013.013.0Yes
Marshall Islands0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0No
Netherlands4.38.713.08.70.07.214.37.2Yes
Congo, Rep.8.78.78.78.70.06.514.36.9No
Korea, Rep.4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1Yes
Yemen, Rep.4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1No
Venezuela, RBN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AYes
Russian Federation - Moscow8.78.78.78.78.78.78.78.7Yes
Russian Federation - Saint Petersburg8.78.78.78.78.78.78.78.7Yes
Slovak Republic8.713.013.011.60.08.713.07.2No
Syrian Arab Republic8.78.78.78.70.00.00.00.0No
Ukraine8.78.78.78.74.34.34.34.3Yes
United Arab Emirates4.34.34.34.30.00.00.00.0No
United Kingdom1.05.010.05.30.03.58.54.0Yes
United States - Los Angeles0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Yes
United States - New York City0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Yes
Timor-Leste2.14.34.33.68.726.026.020.2No
Togo4.34.34.34.31.57.617.38.8No
TongaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANo
Trinidad and Tobago6.46.46.46.42.211.928.214.1No
Tunisia4.34.34.34.34.321.426.017.2No
Turkey4.08.08.06.74.321.743.323.1Yes
Uganda4.38.713.08.70.00.00.00.0No
Uruguay0.00.00.00.05.226.031.220.8Yes
Uzbekistan8.78.78.78.78.78.78.78.7Yes
Vanuatu2.013.013.09.34.321.743.323.1No
Vietnam0.00.00.00.08.721.743.324.6Yes
West Bank and Gaza4.34.34.34.34.321.743.323.1No
Zambia4.34.34.34.38.743.386.746.2No
Zimbabwe13.013.013.013.04.310.821.712.3No

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