Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in South Africa
South Africa: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 0.5 0-6 scale in 2012. ▬ Flat
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in South Africa, 2008–2012
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.5 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in 2012. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
That places South Africa 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5 0-6 scale | — |
| 2009 | 0.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More work & labour data for South Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.242 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2122 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8748 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 58,057 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,698 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 49,126 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,189 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 94,314 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in South Africa?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in South Africa was 0.5 0-6 scale in 2012, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 0-6 scale in 2008.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 0-6 scale in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary 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