Employer Factors: Country Risk, Labour Laws & Corporate Taxation


While employee -friendly factors do not put the UK in a good light, the reverse can be said of the more employer friendly factors of market risk, operating conditions, labour law flexibility and corporate tax levels. In this regard, the UK cities sit right at the top of the rankings, which is a reminder of how transparent, flexible and open the UK is as a place to do business despite all the much publicised Brexit ruminations.


Making up the top ten of ‘open market’ cities to do business are Helsinki, Copenhagen, Zurich and Stockholm.


Also of note is the markets that provide a very strong balance between cost and low risk/operational ease. Tallinn and Prague stand out in this regard.


0 17.5 18.8 20.0 21.3 Employer Key Factors: Country Risk, Labour Laws & Corp. Taxation (25) 22.5 Source: Colliers International, Oxford Economics, Eurostat, OECD, Numbeo, Teleport, KPMG


Employer Costs vs EmployerFactors (Top 20)


Mega 20 Tallinn Prague 15 Vienna 10 Aarhus Amsterdam 5 Oslo Dublin


Gothenburg Malmo


St Zurichockholm London Helsinki Copenhagen


Edinburgh Bristol


Birmingham Glasgow


Leeds Manchester


Mid-Size Small


Colliers International | Cities of Influence | Q1 2018 | EMEA


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Employer Costs (25)


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