Ireland vs South Africa: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Ireland
- South Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.625 0-6 scale against 0.5 0-6 scale in South Africa, a difference of 0.125 0-6 scale.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | 0.125 0-6 scale | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | 0.125 0-6 scale | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Ireland or South Africa?
- Ireland, at 0.625 0-6 scale against 0.5 0-6 scale in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Ireland and South Africa?
- 0.125 0-6 scale, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
- How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Ireland ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 38th 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