Ranking·ILO EPLex·95 countries

EPLex Composite Protection

Statutory EPLex coding for eplex composite protection - ILO composite score for employment protection legislation covering termination rules, notice periods, severance, and redress.

Scale 0-1 95 ranked EPLex spread 0.482 · #1 Tajikistan
0.661 #1 - Tajikistan

EPLex in one line

Tajikistan leads the 95-country eplex composite protection ranking at 0.661, against a global median of 0.431.

0.661
#1 - Tajikistan
0.431
global median
0.482
high-low spread
95
wide coverage

Source: ILO EPLex. Scale 0-1.

What EPLex shows on EPLex Composite Protection

This board sorts 95 countries by eplex composite protection from ILO EPLex (scale 0-1, 2025 cycle). EPLex codes the statute as written, notice, severance, trial, and redress rules, so ranks move when the legal text changes, not when survey respondents change their minds. Ranks are unique (alphabetical tie-break), so every country has a distinct slot even when raw values match.

Mean 0.427 vs median 0.431 - the pack sits evenly across 95 reporters. Top three: Tajikistan (0.661), Czech Republic (0.643), Indonesia (0.638). Bottom three: Costa Rica (0.179), United States (0.222), Brazil (0.225). High-low spread is 0.482 (3.7× top/bottom).

Higher EPLex values mean stricter statutory protection, not a better labor market, open a country row for notice schedules, severance ladders, and the same ILO codes behind this rank.

B-READY Labor OECD Employment Notice Period at 2 Years Tenure Severance Pay at 4 Years Tenure Maximum Probation Period Weeks to Dismiss a Worker
# Country Score (0-1)
1 Tajikistan 🇹🇯 0.661
2 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 0.643
3 Indonesia 🇮🇩 0.638
4 Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 0.619
5 Montenegro 🇲🇪 0.608
6 Philippines 🇵🇭 0.606
7 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 0.599
8 Portugal 🇵🇹 0.591
9 Netherlands 🇳🇱 0.573
10 Slovakia 🇸🇰 0.567
11 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 0.551
12 Bolivia 🇧🇴 0.548
13 North Macedonia 🇲🇰 0.542
14 Slovenia 🇸🇮 0.535
15 Angola 🇦🇴 0.535
16 Viet Nam 🇻🇳 0.535
17 Lesotho 🇱🇸 0.531
18 Turkey 🇹🇷 0.528
19 Egypt 🇪🇬 0.527
20 Ukraine 🇺🇦 0.506
21 Germany 🇩🇪 0.504
22 Congo, Dem. Rep. 🇨🇩 0.496
23 Austria 🇦🇹 0.494
24 Ethiopia 🇪🇹 0.489
25 Sweden 🇸🇪 0.484
26 Greece 🇬🇷 0.476
27 Comoros 🇰🇲 0.473
28 Morocco 🇲🇦 0.472
29 Mexico 🇲🇽 0.471
30 Central African Republic 🇨🇫 0.469
31 Estonia 🇪🇪 0.465
32 China 🇨🇳 0.463
33 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 0.461
34 Denmark 🇩🇰 0.457
35 Zambia 🇿🇲 0.455
36 Cambodia 🇰🇭 0.455
37 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 0.454
38 South Korea 🇰🇷 0.454
39 Venezuela 🇻🇪 0.452
40 Norway 🇳🇴 0.449
41 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 0.448
42 Hungary 🇭🇺 0.447
43 Romania 🇷🇴 0.446
44 Panama 🇵🇦 0.445
45 Serbia 🇷🇸 0.443
46 Georgia 🇬🇪 0.442
47 France 🇫🇷 0.434
48 New Zealand 🇳🇿 0.431
49 India 🇮🇳 0.430
50 Armenia 🇦🇲 0.428
51 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 0.423
52 Algeria 🇩🇿 0.421
53 Spain 🇪🇸 0.421
54 Syria 🇸🇾 0.419
55 Jordan 🇯🇴 0.415
56 Belgium 🇧🇪 0.412
57 Honduras 🇭🇳 0.410
58 Italy 🇮🇹 0.405
59 Australia 🇦🇺 0.404
60 Botswana 🇧🇼 0.404
61 Senegal 🇸🇳 0.400
62 Tanzania 🇹🇿 0.398
63 Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 0.396
64 Uganda 🇺🇬 0.389
65 Peru 🇵🇪 0.374
66 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 0.373
67 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 0.372
68 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 0.365
69 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬 0.358
70 Chile 🇨🇱 0.357
71 Japan 🇯🇵 0.356
72 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 0.354
73 Cyprus 🇨🇾 0.352
74 Yemen 🇾🇪 0.346
75 Switzerland 🇨🇭 0.344
76 Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 0.337
77 South Africa 🇿🇦 0.333
78 Rwanda 🇷🇼 0.330
79 El Salvador 🇸🇻 0.329
80 Madagascar 🇲🇬 0.324
81 Ghana 🇬🇭 0.321
82 Argentina 🇦🇷 0.318
83 Finland 🇫🇮 0.309
84 Namibia 🇳🇦 0.308
85 Thailand 🇹🇭 0.302
86 Guatemala 🇬🇹 0.300
87 Canada 🇨🇦 0.294
88 Cameroon 🇨🇲 0.278
89 Malaysia 🇲🇾 0.264
90 Tunisia 🇹🇳 0.245
91 United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 0.239
92 Singapore 🇸🇬 0.234
93 Brazil 🇧🇷 0.225
94 United States 🇺🇸 0.222
95 Costa Rica 🇨🇷 0.179

Source: ILO EPLex. Scale: 0-1. Unique ranks (alphabetical tie-break). Retrieved and formatted by PlainEmploy. See methodology.