- Rigidity
of employment index (0-100) Difficulty of hiring
This table
compares the rigidity for an entrepreneur to employ workers.
(A simple average of the below three indices)
Asian Countries
|
Rigidity of employment index (0-100)
(Yr. 2010)
|
Singapore
|
0
|
Hong Kong
|
0
|
Malaysia
|
10
|
Thailand
|
11
|
Japan
|
16
|
Laos
|
20
|
Vietnam
|
21
|
Philippines
|
29
|
India
|
30
|
China
|
31
|
Cambodia
|
36
|
Korea
|
38
|
Indonesia
|
40
|
- Difficulty
of hiring index (0-100)
This table
compares applicability and maximum duration of fixed-term contracts and
minimum wage for trainee or first-time employee.
Asian Countries
|
Difficulty of Hiring
(1-100)
(Yr. 2010)
|
Singapore
|
0
|
Hong Kong
|
0
|
India
|
0
|
Malaysia
|
0
|
China
|
11
|
Japan
|
11
|
Laos
|
11 |
Vietnam
|
11
|
Thailand
|
33
|
Korea
|
44
|
Cambodia
|
44
|
Philippines
|
56
|
Indonesia
|
61
|
- Firing
cost - Redundancy costs
Notice
requirements, severance payments and penalties due when terminating a
redundant worker, expressed in weeks of salary.
Asian Countries
|
Redundancy costs (weeks of salary)
(Yr. 2010)
|
Singapore
|
4
|
Japan
|
4
|
Hong Kong
|
10
|
Cambodia
|
39
|
Thailand
|
54
|
India
|
56
|
Malaysia
|
75
|
Vietnam
|
87
|
China
|
91
|
Korea
|
91
|
Philippines
|
91
|
Indonesia
|
108
|
Laos
|
162
|
|
- Rigidity
of hours index (0-100)
This table
compares Scheduling of nonstandard work hours and annual paid leave.
Asian Countries
|
Rigidity of hours index (0-100)
(Yr. 2010)
|
Singapore
|
4
|
Hong Kong
|
4
|
Indonesia
|
10
|
Laos
|
39
|
Malaysia
|
54
|
Philippines
|
56
|
Thailand
|
75
|
Japan
|
87
|
Vietnam
|
91
|
India
|
91
|
Cambodia
|
91
|
China
|
108
|
Korea
|
162
|
- Difficulty
of firing index - Difficulty of Redundancy Index
Notification and approval requirements
for termination of a redundant worker or a group of redundant workers,
obligation to reassign or retrain and priority rules for redundancy and
reemployment.
Asian Countries
|
Difficulty of Redundancy Index 1-100
(Yr. 2010)
|
Singapore
|
0
|
Hong Kong
|
0
|
Thailand
|
0
|
Japan
|
30
|
Korea
|
30
|
Malaysia
|
30
|
Philippines
|
30
|
Cambodia
|
40
|
Vietnam
|
50
|
China
|
50
|
Laos
|
50
|
Indonesia
|
60
|
India
|
70
|
- Labor
tax and Contribution (%)
Amount of taxes and
mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business as a percentage
of commercial profits. This amount include mandatory social security
contributions paid by the employer both to public and private entities,
as well as other taxes or contributions related to employing workers.
Asian Countries
|
Labor tax and Contribution (%)
(Yr. 2010)
|
Cambodia
|
0.1
|
Hong Kong
|
5.3
|
Laos
|
5.6
|
Thailand
|
5.7
|
Philippines
|
10.3
|
Indonesia
|
10.6
|
Korea
|
12.7
|
Singapore
|
14.9
|
Malaysia
|
15.6
|
Japan
|
16.5
|
India
|
18.2
|
Vietnam
|
19.2
|
China
|
68.0
|
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