Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Labor > Firing cost > Weeks of wages
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DEFINITION:
Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 446.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 328.7 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Ghana | 177.7 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Zambia | 177.7 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Mozambique | 142.9 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 132.9 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Sudan | 118.1 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Comoros | 99.7 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =9 | Cape Verde | 91 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Botswana | 90 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.7 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Malawi | 84.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Eritrea | 69.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Angola | 58.5 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Djibouti | 56.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Swaziland | 53.2 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Nigeria | 49.8 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.8 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Kenya | 47.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Lesotho | 44.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Gabon | 43.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Ethiopia | 40.1 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Seychelles | 38.6 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Senegal | 37.9 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =26 | Benin | 35.8 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =26 | Togo | 35.8 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =26 | Chad | 35.8 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Mauritius | 34.7 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 33.6 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Cameroon | 32.5 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Tanzania | 32 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Mauritania | 31.4 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Mali | 31.4 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Niger | 31.4 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30.8 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 37 | Madagascar | 30.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =38 | Guinea | 26 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =38 | Rwanda | 26 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| =38 | Burundi | 26 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Namibia | 24.3 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 42 | South Africa | 24 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Central African Republic | 21.7 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Uganda | 13 weeks of wages | 2006 | ||
| 45 | The Gambia | 8.7 weeks of wages | 2006 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Firing cost > Weeks of wages
- Zimbabwe ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Hot countries in 2006.
- Argentina ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
- Sierra Leone ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
- Portugal ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Europe in 2006.
- Ghana ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Christian countries in 2006.
- China ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Cold countries in 2006.
- Germany ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst European Union in 2006.
- Israel ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
- Egypt ranked second for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
- Turkey ranked first for firing cost > weeks of wages amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.
- Italy has ranked last for firing cost > weeks of wages since 2003.
