Description: Employment Regulation : Rules for Hiring and Termination

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Employment Regulation : Rules for Hiring and Termination

Employment protection - the set of rules governing hiring and terminating employees - is a key feature of any country's labor market. What types of contracts will be permitted between employers and employees? Under what conditions can the rela...

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Main Author:	Betcherman, Gordon
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ADOLESCENTS ARBITRATORS CATEGORIES OF WORKERS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISABLED PERSONS DISCRIMINATION DISMISSAL DISMISSALS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMISTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION HIRING INFLEXIBLE LABOR INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION JOB CREATION JOB PERFORMANCE JOB SECURITY JOB SECURITY REGULATION JOB SECURITY REGULATIONS JOBS LABOR CODES LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR LAWS LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR TURNOVER LATIN AMERICAN LAYOFF LAYOFFS MEDIATION MIGRANT WORKERS MINIMUM WAGES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PERSONNEL PERSONNEL POLICIES POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REDUNDANCY RESEARCH FINDINGS SAFETY SCHOOLS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY TERMINATION TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WAGES WORKERS REPRESENTATIVES WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/5162757/employment-regulation-rules-hiring-termination http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11828

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Summary:	Employment protection - the set of rules governing hiring and terminating employees - is a key feature of any country's labor market. What types of contracts will be permitted between employers and employees? Under what conditions can the relationship be terminated? What are the requirements for providing advance notice? What are the obligations of the employer regarding severance or termination payments? These are important questions for policy-makers in addressing the trade-offs between labor market flexibility and the economic security of employed workers. A mix of cultural norms, collective bargaining, and legislation determines employment protection practices in any country. This primer note focuses on the statutory regulations affecting employment protection. It provides a basic overview of the policy options and a summary of what is known about their impacts on workers and on the labor market. It also addresses the institutional and political aspects of employment protection.