employers to notify a third party before dismissing a group of workers, though among these only Greece and the Netherlands require employers to obtain the approval of the third party.

Table 4: Features of regulations on redundancy in countries in the EU15, G7 and Nordic region, 2013

|Is dismissal due to redundancy<br>allowed bylaw?|Yes: All countries in EU15, G7 and Nordic region.<br>No: 0 countries in the sample.|
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|Is the notification of a third party<br>required for the dismissal of one<br>worker?|Yes: Austria,**Finland**, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands,<br>Portugal, Spain.<br>No: Canada, Belgium,**Denmark**, France, Greece,**Iceland**, Ireland,<br>Italy, **Norway**, **Sweden**, United Kingdom, UnitedStates.|
|Is the approval of a third party<br>required for the dismissal of one<br>worker?|Yes: Netherlands.<br>No: All but Netherlands.|
|Is the notification of a third party<br>required for the dismissal of a group<br>of workers?|Yes: Austria,**Finland**, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,<br>Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,**Sweden**<br>No: Canada, Belgium,**Denmark**,**Iceland**,**Norway**, United<br>Kingdom,United States.|
|Is the approval of a third party<br>required for the dismissal of a group<br>ofworkers?|Yes: Greece and Netherlands.<br>No: All but Greece and Netherlands.|
|Is the employer required to retrain an<br>employee before he or she can be<br>made redundant?|Yes:**Finland**, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands,<br>**Norway**, Portugal,**Sweden**.<br>No: Austria, Belgium, Canada,**Denmark**, Greece,**Iceland**,<br>Ireland,Luxembourg,Spain,United Kingdom,United States.|
|Are there priority rules in<br>redundancy?|Yes: Austria,**Finland**, France, Germany, Greece, Italy,<br>Netherlands,**Norway**,**Sweden**.<br>No: Belgium, Canada,**Denmark**,**Iceland**, Ireland, Japan,<br>Luxembourg,Portugal,Spain,United Kingdom,United States.|
|Are there priority rules in<br>reemployment?|Yes: Austria,**Finland**, France, Italy, Luxembourg,**Norway**,<br>Portugal,**Sweden**.<br>No: Belgium, Canada,**Denmark**, Germany, Greece,**Iceland**,<br>Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, UnitedStates.|
|What is the notice period for a<br>redundancy dismissal (in weeks of<br>salary)?<sup>a</sup>|Luxembourg, 17.3;**Sweden**, 14.4;**Finland**and**Iceland**, 10.1;<br>Germany, 10; Netherlands and**Norway**, 8.7; Portugal, 7.9;<br>Belgium, France and Italy, 7.2; United Kingdom, 5.3; Canada, 5;<br>Japan, 4.3; Ireland, 4; Spain, 2.1; Austria, 2; Denmark and United<br>States, 0.<br>Averages:EU15, 6.9; G7, 5.6; Nordic,7.2.|
|What is the severance payment for a<br>redundancy dismissal (in weeks of<br>salary)?<sup>a</sup>|Greece, 15.9; Portugal and Spain, 15.2; Germany, 11.6; Ireland,<br>8.2; Canada, 5; France, 4.6: Luxembourg, 4.3; United Kingdom,<br>3.1; Austria, Belgium,**Denmark**,**Finland**,**Iceland**, Italy, Japan,<br>Netherlands,**Norway**,**Sweden**and United States, 0.<br>Averages:EU15, 5.2; G7, 3.5; Nordic, 0.|

Source: World Bank Group, Doing Business 2014. Note: The sample consists of all 20 countries in the EU15, G7 and Nordic region. The Nordic average excludes Sweden. a. Average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure.

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