Labour and labour market

Indicator name*	Subcategory I	Subcategory II	Subcategory III	Technical name*	Scale*	Short description	Data origin*
Legally mandated notice period	Standard-setting	Dismissal protection	Duration	labor_dis_not_per	Metric	Measures the length of notice, in weeks, that has to be given to a worker with 3 years’ employment (CBR-LRI).
Legally mandated redundancy compensation	Standard-setting	Dismissal protection	Ammount	labor_red_com_amm	Metric	Measures the amount of redundancy compensation payable to a worker made redundant after 3 years of employment, measured in weeks of pay (CBR-LRI).
Minimum qualifying period for unjust dismissal	Privileging	Selectivity	Duration	labor_min_qua_per	Metric	Measures the period of service required before a worker qualifies for general protection against unjust dismissal (CBR-LRI).
Law imposes procedural constraints on dismissal	Standard-setting	Dismissal protection	Procedure	labor_pro_dis_con	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in procedural requirements for dismissal (CBR-LRI).
Law imposes substantive constraints on dismissal	Standard-setting	Dismissal protection	Procedure	labor_sub_dis_con	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in permission for dismissal (CBR-LRI).
Reinstatement normal remedy for unfair dismissal	Standard-setting	Dismissal protection	Procedure	labor_reinstate	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in reinstatement and compensation of dismissal (CBR-LRI).
Third body notification of dismissal	Standard-setting	Dismissal protection	Procedure	labor_thi_bod_not	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in notification of dismissal by third party (CBR-LRI).
Redundancy selection	Privileging	Seniority	Procedure	labor_redund_select	Metric	Measures the strength of the law of applying priority rules prior to dismissing for redundancy (CBR-LRI).
Priority in re-employment	Privileging	Seniority	Procedure	labor_pri_re_emp	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in setting priority rules relating to the re-employment of former workers (CBR-LRI).
Annual leave entitlements	Standard-setting	Working time restriction	Duration	labor_ann_lea_ent	Metric	Measures the normal length of annual paid leave guaranteed by law or collective agreement (CBR-LRI).
Public holiday entitlements	Standard-setting	Working time restriction	Duration	labor_pub_hol_ent	Metric	Measures the normal number of paid public holidays guaranteed by law or collective agreement(CBR-LRI).
Overtime premia	Standard-setting	Working time restriction	Ammount	labor_overt_premia	Metric	Measures the normal premium for overtime working set by law or by collective agreements which are generally applicable (CBR-LRI).
Weekend working	Standard-setting	Working time restriction	Ammount	labor_weekend_work	Metric	Measures the normal premium for weekend working set by law or by collective agreements which are generally applicable (CBR-LRI).
Limits to overtime working	Standard-setting	Working time restriction	Duration	labor_overt_work	Metric	Measures the maximum weekly number of overtime hours permitted by law or by collective agreements which are generally applicable (CBR-LRI).
Duration of the normal working week	Standard-setting	Working time restriction	Duration	labor_workweek	Metric	Measures the maximum duration of the normal working week exclusive of overtime (CBR-LRI).
Maximum daily working time	Standard-setting	Working time restriction	Duration	labor_workday	Metric	Measures the maximum number of permitted working hours in a day, taking account of rules governing rest breaks and maximum daily working time limits (CBR-LRI).
The law determines the legal status of the worker	Privileging	Selectivity	Definition	labor_work_def	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in determining the legal status of the worker (CBR-LRI).
Part-time workers have the right to equal treatment	Equalizing	Flexibilization	Right	labor_ptemp_et	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in recognising a right to equal treatment for part-time workers (CBR-LRI).
Dismissing costs for part-time workers is proportional	Equalizing	Flexibilization	Right	labor_pt_dis_cost	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in terms of cost of dismissing part-time vs full-time workers (CBR-LRI).
Fixed-term contracts are allowed only for work of limited duration	Equalizing	Flexibilization	Procedure	labor_fx_limit	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in imposing constraints on the conclusion of a fixed-term contract (CBR-LRI).
Fixed-term workers have the right to equal treatment	Equalizing	Flexibilization	Right	labor_fxemp_et	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in recognising a right to equal treatment of Fixed-term versus permanent workers (CBR-LRI).
Maximum duration of fixed-term contracts	Equalizing	Flexibilization	Duration	labor_max_fx_dur	Metric	Measures the maximum cumulative duration of fixed-term contracts permitted by law before the employment is deemed to be permanent(CBR-LRI).
Agency work is prohibited or strictly controlled	Equalizing	Flexibilization	Procedure	labor_awork_con	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in prohibiting or strictly controlling agency work (CBR-LRI).
Agency workers have the right to equal treatment	Equalizing	Flexibilization	Right	labor_awork_et	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in recognising a right to equal treatment of agency workers (CBR-LRI).
Legally mandated notice period increases with seniority	Privileging	Seniority	Procedure	labor_notped_sen	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in increasing the notice periods for employees with seniority (CRC 1342).
Legally mandated severance compensation increases with seniority	Privileging	Seniority	Procedure	labor_redcomp_sen	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in increasing severance payments for employees with seniority (CRC 1342).
Seniority is a decisive redundancy selection criterion	Privileging	Seniority	Procedure	labor_redsec_sen	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in taking account of seniority as a decisive redudancy selection criterion (CRC 1342).
Dismissal protection depends on size of enterprise	Privileging	Selectivity	Procedure	labor_dispro_size	Metric	Measures the dismissal protection in relation to size of the enterprise (CRC 1342).
Law provides for equal access to employment for men and women	Equalizing	Discrimination	Right	labor_eqacc_gend	Metric	Measures non-discrimination based on the gender in terms of access to employment (CRC 1342).
Law provides regulation of positive discrimination of women	Equalizing	Discrimination	Procedure	labor_posdis_gend	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in prescribing positive discrimination of women (CRC 1342).
Law provides for equal access to employment concerning ethnicity/race	Equalizing	Discrimination	Right	labor_eqacc_ethn	Metric	Measures if the law is guaranteeing non-discrimination concerning the ethnicity/race or not (CRC 1342).
Law provides regulation of positive discrimination of ethnicity/race	Equalizing	Discrimination	Procedure	labor_posdis_ethn	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in prescribing positive discrimination of groups in terms of ethnicity/race (CRC 1342).
Equal pay for equal work is legally provided for	Equalizing	Discrimination	Right	labor_eqpay_new	Binary	Measures wether the law is guaranteeing equal pay for equal value or not (CRC 1342).
Law provides for equal working conditions for men and women	Equalizing	Discrimination	Right	labor_eqwc_gend	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in guaranteeing equal working conditions concerning sex (CRC 1342).
Law provides for equal working conditions concerning ethnicity/race	Equalizing	Discrimination	Right	labor_eqwc_ethn	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in guaranteeing equal working conditions concerning ethnicity/race (CRC 1342).
Employees enjoy right to a general minimum wage	Equalizing	Discrimination	Right	labor_minwage	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in guaranteeing a minimum wage for all employees (CRC 1342).
Right to unionisation	Collective rights	Employee representation	Right	labor_union	Metric	Measures the protection of the right to form trade unions in the country's constitution (CBR-LRI).
Right to collective bargaining	Collective rights	Employee representation	Right	labor_coll_barg	Metric	Measures the protection of the right to collective bargaining or the right to enter into collective agreements in the country's constitution (CBR-LRI).
Duty to bargain	Collective rights	Employee representation	Right	labor_duty_barg	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in employers duty to bargain (CBR-LRI).
Extension of collective agreements	Collective rights	Employee representation	Right	labor_exten_barg	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in extending collective agreements (CBR-LRI).
Closed shops	Collective rights	Employee representation	Right	labor_closedshop	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in prohibiting/permitting pre-entry/post-entry closed shops (CBR-LRI).
Codetermination board membership	Collective rights	Employee representation	Right	labor_codeterm_bmem	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in codetermination right of unions/workers in terms of board membership (CBR-LRI).
Codetermination and information/consultation of workers	Collective rights	Employee representation	Right	labor_codeterm_info	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in kind of codetermination or information/consultation right of works councils/ enterprise committees (CBR-LRI).
Unofficial industrial action	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_unoff_indact	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in unlawfulness of unofficial industrial action (CBR-LRI).
Political industrial action	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_polit_indact	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in permitting political industrial action (CBR-LRI).
Secondary industrial action	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_second_indact	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in permitting /constraining secondary industrial action (CBR-LRI).
Lockouts	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_lockouts	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in permitting lockouts (CBR-LRI).
Right to industrial action	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_right_indact	Metric	Measures the protection of the right to industrial action in the country's constitution or equivalent(CBR-LRI).
Waiting period prior to industrial action	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_wait_indact	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in setting waiting periods prior to industrial actions (CBR-LRI).
Peace obligation	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_peace_oblig	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in allowing strikes while collective agreements or peace obligations are in force (CBR-LRI).
Compulsory conciliation or arbitration	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_comp_conc	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in providing for compulsory conicliation or arbitration prior to or in the course of industrial action (CBR-LRI).
Replacement of striking workers	Collective rights	Industrial action	Right	labor_replac_strike	Metric	Measures the strength of the law in providing dismissal protection for striking workers (CBR-LRI).
Type of employment law	Labour Law	Individual labour law	Labour law typ	labor_emplaw_typ	Multinomial	Typology of legal segmentation in employment law with related types and middle category (CRC 1342).
Standard-setting function	Labour Law	Individual labour law	Labour law function	labor_stand_sett_func	Metric	Measures the level of general worker protection in individual labour law (CRC 1342).
Privileging function	Labour Law	Individual labour law	Labour law function	labor_priv_func	Metric	Measures the level of norm-related privileging in individual labour law (CRC 1342).
Equalising function	Labour Law	Individual labour law	Labour law function	labor_equa_func	Metric	Measures the level of norm-related equalising in individual labour law (CRC 1342).
Work-injury. Introduction year of first federal law.	Work-injury	First law	Introduction	labor_workinjury_firstlaw	Date	Not counting state employees (military or civil servants), (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law program type.	Work-injury	First law	Program type	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_programtype	Multinomial	Either employer-liability (=1) or a risk-pooling (=2), (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law cash benefits.	Work-injury	First law	Benefits	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_benefit_cash	Binary	Provides cash benefits (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law in-kind health benefits.	Work-injury	First law	Benefits	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_benefit_inkind_health	Binary	Any health services provided by the work-injury law (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law in-kind other benefits.	Work-injury	First law	Benefits	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_benefit_inkind_other	Binary	Provides any benefit that is not cash or health, e.g., funerals (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law benefit duration and amount.	Work-injury	First law	Benefits	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_duration	String	Written description of the maximum amount and duration (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law family benefit.	Work-injury	First law	Benefits	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_benefit_family	Binary	Any provision for family in case of death or injury (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law group differences.	Work-injury	First law	Inequality	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_groupdiff	String	Any groups excluded by race, ethnicity, place of birth, language, religion, gender, or other non-occupation-related group differences (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First law details.	Work-injury	First law	Details	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_details	String	Notes on the first law. Important information that cannot be captured quantitatively (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First risk pooling law.	Work-injury	First law	Program Type	labor_workinjury_firstins	Date	Year of first law that involved risk-pooling, either as insurance or fund (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First establishment of a fund.	Work-injury	First law	Program Type	labor_workinjury_first_fund	Date	Year of first law establishing a provident fund for at least part of the workforce (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First instance of social insurance.	Work-injury	First law	Program Type	labor_workinjury_first_socins	Date	Year of first law establishing social insurance for at least part of the workforce (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Civil servant first law introduction year.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_civilservants	Date	Year of first law covering civil servants (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Civil servant first law coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_civilservants_coverage	String	Which civil servant groups were covered by the first law (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Civil servant first law full coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_civilservants_fullcoverage	Date	Year of law first covering all* civil servants (*defined as literally all, over 80% or all possible), (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Military first law introduction year.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_military	Date	First law covering any (sub) groups of the military (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Military first law coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_military_coverage	String	A description of which groups were covered by the first law
Work-injury. Military first law full coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_military_fullcoverage	Date	Year of law first covering all* enlisted (*defined as literally all, over 80% or all possible) (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. White-collar first law introduction year.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_whitecollar	Date	Year of law first covering any white-collar, commercial workers (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. White-collar first law coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_whitecollar_coverage	String	A description of which groups were covered by the first law (CRC 1342
Work-injury. White-collar first law full coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_whitecollar_fullcoverage	Date	Year of law first covering all* white-collar workers (*defined as literally all, over 80% or all possible) (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Blue-collar first law introduction year.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_bluecollar	Date	Year of law first covering any segment of the blue-collar work-force (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Blue-collar first law coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_bluecollar_coverage	String	A description of which groups were covered by the first law (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Blue-collar first law full coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_bluecollar_fullcoverage	Date	Year of law first covering all* blue-collar industrial workers (*not counting agriculture; defined as literally all, over 80% or all possible) (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Farmers first law introduction year.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_farmers	Date	First law covering farmers - those who own or manage their own farm (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Farmers first law coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_farmers_coverage	String	A description of which groups were covered by the first law (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Farmers first law full coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_farmers_fullcoverage	Date	Year of law first covering all* farmers (*own/manage own-farm; defined as literally all, over 80% or all possible) (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Self-employed first law introduction year.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_selfemp	Date	Year of first law covering some or all self-employed workers (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Self-employed first law coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_selfemp_coverage	String	A description of which groups were covered by the first law (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Self-employed first law full coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_selfemp_fullcoverage	Date	Year of law first covering all* self-employed(*not counting farmers; defined as literally all, over 80% or all possible) (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Agricultural workers first law introduction year.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_agriworkers	Date	Year of first law covering some or all agricultural workers (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Agricultural workers first law coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_agriworkers_coverage	String	A description of which groups were covered by the first law (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Agricultural workers first law full coverage.	Work-injury	First law	Coverage	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_agriworkers_fullcoverage	Date	Year of law first covering all* agricultural workers (*not counting farmers; defined as literally all, over 80% or all possible) (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. First-law according to US Social Security Administration.	Work-injury	First law	Introduction	labor_workinjury_firstlaw_sspw	Date	Not counting state employees (military or civil servants) (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Replacement rate temporary.	Work-injury	Legal	Benefits	labor_workinjury_replacement_rate_temp	Metric	Wage replacement rate for incapacity to work for a period of 6 months, with expected return to full work (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Replacement rate permanent.	Work-injury	Legal	Benefits	labor_workinjury_replacement_rate_perm	Metric	Wage replacement rate for incapacity to work for a period of 12 months, unexpected to return to full work (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Coverage as percent of labor force.	Work-injury	Legal	Inclusivity	labor_workinjury_coverage	Metric	Percentage of the labor force legally covered by main work-injury law, and all subsidiary laws and exceptions (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Duration of temporary wage replacement.	Work-injury	Legal	Benefits	labor_workinjury_duration_temp	String	Legal duration of benefits for temporary incapacity to work due to a work-injury (CRC 1342)
Work-injury. Duration of permanent wage replacement.	Work-injury	Legal	Benefits	labor_workinjury_duration_perm	String	Legal duration of benefits for permanent incapacity to work due to a work-injury (CRC 1342)
Unemployment. Introduction year of first federal law.	Unemployment	First law	Introduction	labor_unemp_firstlaw	Date	Not counting state employees (military or civil servants) (CRC 1342)
Unemployment. First law program type.	Unemployment	First law	Program type	labor_unemp_firstlaw_programtype	Multinomial	Nature of first unemployment system (CRC 1342)
Unemployment. First law financing mode.	Unemployment	First law	Financing	labor_unemp_firstlaw_financing	Multinomial	Financing mode of first unemployment system (CRC 1342)
Unemployment. First law beneficiaries.	Unemployment	First law	Coverage	labor_unemp_firstlaw_beneficiaries	Multinomial	Which groups were covered by the first unemployment system (CRC 1342)
Unemployment. First law benefit duration and amount.	Unemployment	First law	Benefits	labor_unemp_firstlaw_duration	String	Written description of the maximum amount and duration of unemployment (CRC 1342)
Unemployment. First law family benefit.	Unemployment	First law	Benefits	labor_unemp_firstlaw_benefit_family	Binary	Any provision for family in case of unemployment
Unemployment. First law group differences.	Unemployment	First law	Inequality	labor_unemp_firstlaw_groupdiff	String	Any groups excluded by race, ethnicity, place of birth, language, religion, gender, or other non-occupation-related group differences
Introduction dates employment legislation	employment legislation	employment protection	regulation of contract	labor_employleg_employpro_regcontract	Date	The data set captures years of introduction of the first law concerning the regulation of contracts (CRC 1342)
Type of employment law (string)	Labour Law	Individual labour law	Labour law typ	labor_emplaw_typ_string	String	Typology of legal segmentation in employment law with related types and middle category (CRC 1342).
SPE-Type of employment law	Labour Law	Individual labour law	Labour law typ	labor_emplaw_typ_short	Multinomial	Typology of legal segmentation in employment law (CRC 1342).
SPE-Type of employment law (string)	Labour Law	Individual labour law	Labour law typ	labor_emplaw_typ_short_string	String	Typology of legal segmentation in employment law (CRC 1342).