Table 1.

Labour Market Characteristics in Countries Covered by the Project.

RegimesCountryUnion Density (%)Collective Bargaining Coverage (%)Individual Employment ProtectionEuropean Participation Index (EPI)bWB Legislation
InclusiveDenmark67821.538.34EU Directive with Danish addition
InclusiveNorway50692.33NANational
Market-basedUK23271.352.49National
Market-basedIreland26341.234.31National & EU directive
Source OECDaOECDaOEDC Indicators of Employment Protection, 2019De Spiegelaere & Vitols 
a

Most recent figures.

b

2019, 1 = low, 10 = high.

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