Australia vs New Zealand: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.12 0-6 scale against 1 0-6 scale in New Zealand, a difference of 0.12 0-6 scale.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 0.9375 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 1 0-6 scale | 0.125 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9583 0-6 scale | 1 0-6 scale | 0.0417 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 1.12 0-6 scale against 1 0-6 scale in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.12 0-6 scale, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Australia ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org