Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 2.51 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Slovak Republic, 1993–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
In 2025, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Slovak Republic stood at 2.51 0-6 scale.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Slovak Republic peaked at 3.14 0-6 scale in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.38 0-6 scale, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Slovak Republic, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.14 0-6 scale | — |
| 1994 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.14 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.97 0-6 scale | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.89 0-6 scale | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.89 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.89 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.89 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.89 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.89 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.89 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.89 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.38 0-6 scale | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.51 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.14 0-6 scale | 3.14 0-6 scale | 3.14 0-6 scale | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.97 0-6 scale | 2.89 0-6 scale | 3.14 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 0-6 scale | 2.38 0-6 scale | 2.89 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 0-6 scale | 2.51 0-6 scale | 2.51 0-6 scale | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Slovak Republic?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Slovak Republic was 2.51 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 Slovak Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 0-6 scale in 1993.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Slovak Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 0-6 scale in 2012.
- How does Slovak Republic rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Slovak Republic ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Slovak Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovak Republic 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