Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview

Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview

Between 2007 and 2017, 99 countries initiated reforms in labor regulations that affected World Bank Doing Business labor indicators. The most common topics for reforms are (i) procedural requirements in case of contract termination, and changes in...

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Main Author: Kuddo, Arvo
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MICROENTERPRISE
LABOR STANDARDS
LABOR POLICY
REGULATION
WORKING CONDITIONS
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
MINIMUM WAGE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
SEVERANCE PAY
NOTICE PERIOD
REASSIGNMENT
RETRAINING
LEAVE ENTITLEMENT
WORK HOURS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/438971533056472599/Labor-regulations-throughout-the-world-an-overview
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spelling okr-10986-301062021-05-25T09:16:18Z Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview Kuddo, Arvo SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISE LABOR STANDARDS LABOR POLICY REGULATION WORKING CONDITIONS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS MINIMUM WAGE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SEVERANCE PAY NOTICE PERIOD REASSIGNMENT RETRAINING LEAVE ENTITLEMENT WORK HOURS Between 2007 and 2017, 99 countries initiated reforms in labor regulations that affected World Bank Doing Business labor indicators. The most common topics for reforms are (i) procedural requirements in case of contract termination, and changes in notification arrangements; (ii) fixed-term contracts; (iii) severance payments; (iv) annual leave arrangements, and (v) working time arrangements. Approximately 48 percent of the reforms made labor legislation more flexible, and 52 percent enforced more worker protection. The objective of this study is to document these reforms, and identify key benchmarks in labor legislation by country groups. 2018-08-01T21:43:31Z 2018-08-01T21:43:31Z 2018-07-31 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/438971533056472599/Labor-regulations-throughout-the-world-an-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30106 English Jobs Working Paper, No. 16 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MICROENTERPRISE
LABOR STANDARDS
LABOR POLICY
REGULATION
WORKING CONDITIONS
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
MINIMUM WAGE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
SEVERANCE PAY
NOTICE PERIOD
REASSIGNMENT
RETRAINING
LEAVE ENTITLEMENT
WORK HOURS
spellingShingle SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MICROENTERPRISE
LABOR STANDARDS
LABOR POLICY
REGULATION
WORKING CONDITIONS
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
MINIMUM WAGE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
SEVERANCE PAY
NOTICE PERIOD
REASSIGNMENT
RETRAINING
LEAVE ENTITLEMENT
WORK HOURS
Kuddo, Arvo
Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview
relation Jobs Working Paper, No. 16
description Between 2007 and 2017, 99 countries initiated reforms in labor regulations that affected World Bank Doing Business labor indicators. The most common topics for reforms are (i) procedural requirements in case of contract termination, and changes in notification arrangements; (ii) fixed-term contracts; (iii) severance payments; (iv) annual leave arrangements, and (v) working time arrangements. Approximately 48 percent of the reforms made labor legislation more flexible, and 52 percent enforced more worker protection. The objective of this study is to document these reforms, and identify key benchmarks in labor legislation by country groups.
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author Kuddo, Arvo
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title Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview
title_short Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview
title_full Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview
title_fullStr Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview
title_full_unstemmed Labor Regulations throughout the World : An Overview
title_sort labor regulations throughout the world : an overview
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/438971533056472599/Labor-regulations-throughout-the-world-an-overview
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