Labour Law
From working hours and paid leave to contract types and dismissal rules, understanding your rights at work is essential. WageIndicator provides clear, reliable information on labour laws in countries around the world to help workers, employers and researchers stay informed and protected.
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Labour Law per Country offers a list of local websites with labour law page links, helping users access country-specific employment laws from around the world.
Working hours can be measured several ways: using personnel records, employment contracts, surveys, or collective bargaining agreements. The WageIndicator working hours database uses the standard working hours per week as its basis, indicating the most frequent workweek for full-time employees in the country, according to their employment contract. Worldwide, the standard working week varies from 35 to 48 hours across countries. The WageIndicator working hours database is used to calculate hourly wages.
Discover the minimum wage in 208 countries around the globe.
Explore Labour Laws in Maps to view worldwide labour law data displayed visually, helping users understand country-wise regulations at a glance.
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Discover and compare the Labour Laws of 146 countries in our database.
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