Ranking·ILO EPLex·95 countries

Notice Period at 2 Years Tenure

Statutory EPLex coding for notice period at 2 years tenure - Legally mandated notice period in months for a worker with 2 years of tenure.

Scale months 95 ranked EPLex spread 3.00 months · #1 Belgium
3.00 months #1 - Belgium

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Belgium leads the 95-country notice period at 2 years tenure ranking at 3.00 months, against a global median of 1.00 months.

3.00 months
#1 - Belgium
1.00 months
global median
3.00 months
high-low spread
95
wide coverage

Source: ILO EPLex. Scale months.

What EPLex shows on Notice Period at 2 Years Tenure

This board sorts 95 countries by notice period at 2 years tenure from ILO EPLex (scale months, 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 1.11 months vs median 1.00 months - outliers pull the mean across 95 reporters. Top three: Belgium (3.00 months), Bolivia (3.00 months), Cote d'Ivoire (3.00 months). Bottom three: United States (0.00 months), Panama (0.00 months), New Zealand (0.00 months). High-low spread is 3.00 months.

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.

EPLex Composite B-READY Labor OECD Employment Severance Pay at 4 Years Tenure Maximum Probation Period Weeks to Dismiss a Worker
# Country Score (months)
1 Belgium 🇧🇪 3.00 months
2 Bolivia 🇧🇴 3.00 months
3 Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 3.00 months
4 Denmark 🇩🇰 3.00 months
5 Congo, Dem. Rep. 🇨🇩 2.50 months
6 Madagascar 🇲🇬 2.17 months
7 Cameroon 🇨🇲 2.00 months
8 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 2.00 months
9 Egypt 🇪🇬 2.00 months
10 Ethiopia 🇪🇹 2.00 months
11 France 🇫🇷 2.00 months
12 Honduras 🇭🇳 2.00 months
13 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 2.00 months
14 Senegal 🇸🇳 2.00 months
15 Slovakia 🇸🇰 2.00 months
16 Sweden 🇸🇪 2.00 months
17 Switzerland 🇨🇭 2.00 months
18 Syria 🇸🇾 2.00 months
19 Ukraine 🇺🇦 2.00 months
20 Italy 🇮🇹 1.63 months
21 Malaysia 🇲🇾 1.50 months
22 Tajikistan 🇹🇯 1.50 months
23 Turkey 🇹🇷 1.50 months
24 Viet Nam 🇻🇳 1.50 months
25 Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 1.25 months
26 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 1.25 months
27 Austria 🇦🇹 1.23 months
28 Armenia 🇦🇲 1.17 months
29 Brazil 🇧🇷 1.10 months
30 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 1.00 months
31 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬 1.00 months
32 Argentina 🇦🇷 1.00 months
33 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 1.00 months
34 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 1.00 months
35 Central African Republic 🇨🇫 1.00 months
36 Chile 🇨🇱 1.00 months
37 China 🇨🇳 1.00 months
38 Costa Rica 🇨🇷 1.00 months
39 Cyprus 🇨🇾 1.00 months
40 Estonia 🇪🇪 1.00 months
41 Finland 🇫🇮 1.00 months
42 Georgia 🇬🇪 1.00 months
43 Germany 🇩🇪 1.00 months
44 Greece 🇬🇷 1.00 months
45 Hungary 🇭🇺 1.00 months
46 India 🇮🇳 1.00 months
47 Japan 🇯🇵 1.00 months
48 Jordan 🇯🇴 1.00 months
49 Lesotho 🇱🇸 1.00 months
50 Montenegro 🇲🇪 1.00 months
51 Morocco 🇲🇦 1.00 months
52 Namibia 🇳🇦 1.00 months
53 Netherlands 🇳🇱 1.00 months
54 North Macedonia 🇲🇰 1.00 months
55 Norway 🇳🇴 1.00 months
56 Philippines 🇵🇭 1.00 months
57 Portugal 🇵🇹 1.00 months
58 Rwanda 🇷🇼 1.00 months
59 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 1.00 months
60 South Africa 🇿🇦 1.00 months
61 South Korea 🇰🇷 1.00 months
62 Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 1.00 months
63 Tunisia 🇹🇳 1.00 months
64 Uganda 🇺🇬 1.00 months
65 United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 1.00 months
66 Venezuela 🇻🇪 1.00 months
67 Yemen 🇾🇪 1.00 months
68 Zambia 🇿🇲 1.00 months
69 Tanzania 🇹🇿 0.93 months
70 Slovenia 🇸🇮 0.75 months
71 Romania 🇷🇴 0.67 months
72 Angola 🇦🇴 0.50 months
73 Australia 🇦🇺 0.50 months
74 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 0.50 months
75 Botswana 🇧🇼 0.50 months
76 Cambodia 🇰🇭 0.50 months
77 Canada 🇨🇦 0.50 months
78 Ghana 🇬🇭 0.50 months
79 Peru 🇵🇪 0.50 months
80 Serbia 🇷🇸 0.50 months
81 Singapore 🇸🇬 0.50 months
82 Spain 🇪🇸 0.50 months
83 Thailand 🇹🇭 0.50 months
84 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 0.50 months
85 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 0.35 months
86 Algeria 🇩🇿 0.33 months
87 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 0.25 months
88 Comoros 🇰🇲 0.00 months
89 El Salvador 🇸🇻 0.00 months
90 Guatemala 🇬🇹 0.00 months
91 Indonesia 🇮🇩 0.00 months
92 Mexico 🇲🇽 0.00 months
93 New Zealand 🇳🇿 0.00 months
94 Panama 🇵🇦 0.00 months
95 United States 🇺🇸 0.00 months

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