Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Australia
Australia: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 1.67 0-6 scale in 2025. ▲ Rising
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Australia, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.67 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Australia peaked at 1.67 0-6 scale in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.17 0-6 scale, in 1985.
That places Australia 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Australia, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.17 0-6 scale | — |
| 1986 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.42 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.17 0-6 scale | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.17 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.67 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.17 0-6 scale | 1.17 0-6 scale | 1.17 0-6 scale | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.24 0-6 scale | 1.17 0-6 scale | 1.42 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 0-6 scale | 1.17 0-6 scale | 1.42 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 0-6 scale | 1.67 0-6 scale | 1.67 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 0-6 scale | 1.67 0-6 scale | 1.67 0-6 scale | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Australia?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Australia was 1.67 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 0-6 scale in 2010.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 0-6 scale in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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