Ireland vs United Kingdom: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.625 0-6 scale against 0.375 0-6 scale in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.25 0-6 scale.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.7 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Ireland ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 41 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0 0-6 scale | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0 0-6 scale | — |
| 2000s | 0.475 0-6 scale | 0.3375 0-6 scale | 0.1375 0-6 scale | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.25 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 United Kingdom?
- Ireland, at 0.625 0-6 scale against 0.375 0-6 scale in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 0.25 0-6 scale, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Ireland ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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