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Tarifbindung und betriebliche Interessenvertretung: Ergebnisse aus dem IAB-Betriebspanel 2012

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  • Ellguth, Peter
  • Kohaut, Susanne

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In this paper we present the dispersion of collective bargaining agreements according to firm size and industries using the latest data of the IAB establishment panel. In 2012 about 53 % of the firms in west Germany and 36 % in east Germany were bound to collective agreements. Coverage has been declining since the beginning of data collecting in 1996, even though the trend has recently been less clear-cut. Examining co-determination at plant level we find that coverage by a works council has slightly declined since the previous year: 43 % of the workforce in the private sector in west Germany and 36 % in east Germany work in companies which have a works council. However, in the long run a distinct downward movement can also be identified. Data on alternative means of representation has been available since 2004 but these forms of representation do not display anything like the degree of stability of the institution of the works council. Examining both levels of employee participation, the extensive gaps in co-determination at shop-floor level are described, as well as the ‘black holes’ where there are no collective agreements at all.

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  • Ellguth, Peter & Kohaut, Susanne, 2013. "Tarifbindung und betriebliche Interessenvertretung: Ergebnisse aus dem IAB-Betriebspanel 2012," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 66(4), pages 281-288.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2013-4-281
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2013-4-281
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    1. David Marsden, 2015. "The future of the German industrial relations model [Die Zukunft des deutschen Modells der Arbeitsbeziehungen]," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 48(2), pages 169-187, August.
    2. Fitzenberger Bernd & Sommerfeld Katrin, 2016. "A Sequential Decomposition of the Drop in Collective Bargaining Coverage," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 236(1), pages 37-69, February.
    3. Giesecke, Matthias & Bönke, Timm & Lüthen, Holger, 2011. "The Dynamics of Earnings in Germany: Evidence from Social Security Records," VfS Annual Conference 2011 (Frankfurt, Main): The Order of the World Economy - Lessons from the Crisis 48692, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    4. Maack, Klaus & Haves, Jakob & Homann, Birte & Schmid, Katrin, 2013. "Die Zukunft des Gastgewerbes - Beschäftigungsperspektiven im deutschen Gastgewerbe," Study / edition der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf, volume 127, number 188, March.
    5. Laszlo Goerke & Sabrina Jeworrek & Markus Pannenberg, 2015. "Trade union membership and paid vacation in Germany," IZA Journal of Labor Economics, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-26, December.
    6. Schlömer-Laufen, Nadine & Kay, Rosemarie & Holz, Michael, 2014. "Works councils in family businesses in Germany: Why are there so few?," Working Papers 03/14, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn.

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