Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Uruguay

Uruguay: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 1.13 0-6 scale in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.13 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1.13 0-6 scale
in 2014
All-time low
1.13 0-6 scale
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Uruguay, 2014–2019

00.250.50.7511.22014201620192014: 1.1 0-6 scale2015: 1.1 0-6 scale2016: 1.1 0-6 scale2017: 1.1 0-6 scale2018: 1.1 0-6 scale2019: 1.1 0-6 scale

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1.13 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Uruguay ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts) in Uruguay, 2014 to 2019.
Year 0-6 scale Change
2014 1.13 0-6 scale
2015 1.13 0-6 scale +0.0%
2016 1.13 0-6 scale +0.0%
2017 1.13 0-6 scale +0.0%
2018 1.13 0-6 scale +0.0%
2019 1.13 0-6 scale +0.0%

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.35 0-6 scale compare
  2. 36 Ireland 1.31 0-6 scale compare
  3. 37 Colombia 1.21 0-6 scale compare
  4. 39 Costa Rica 0.6825 0-6 scale compare
  5. 40 Canada 0.5873 0-6 scale compare
  6. 41 United States of America 0.0933 0-6 scale compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Uruguay?
Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Uruguay was 1.13 0-6 scale in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 0-6 scale in 2014.
What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 0-6 scale in 2014.
How does Uruguay rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
Uruguay ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2019.
Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay 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

Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts)
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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