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Tarifbindung und betriebliche Interessenvertretung: Ergebnisse aus dem IAB-Betriebspanel 2016

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  • Ellguth, Peter
  • Kohaut, Susanne

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In this article we present the dispersion of collective bargaining agreements according to firm size, industries and federal states using the latest data from the IAB establishment panel. In 2016 about 51% of the workforce in west and 36% in east Germany were employed in firms bound to collective agreements. Since the beginning of data collecting in 1996 coverage has distinctly declined, although during recent years the development has been less clear cut. An examination of co-determination at the plant level reveals that coverage by works councils had hardly changed since 2015, with 43% of the workforce in the private sector of west Germany and 34% in east Germany. However, over a longer period of time a distinct downward movement is also apparent here. Since 2004 data on alternative means of representation has been available but those facilities are far less stable than works councils. Examining both levels of employee participation, we mainly address the extensive representation gaps relating to co-determination on the shop floor and also those areas with no collective agreement at all.

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  • Ellguth, Peter & Kohaut, Susanne, 2017. "Tarifbindung und betriebliche Interessenvertretung: Ergebnisse aus dem IAB-Betriebspanel 2016," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 70(4), pages 278-286.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2017-4-278
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2017-4-278
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    1. Genz, Sabrina & Bellmann, Lutz & Matthes, Britta, 2018. "Do German Works Councils Counter or Foster the Implementation of Digital Technologies?," IZA Discussion Papers 11616, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Sabien Dobbelaere & Boris Hirsch & Steffen Mueller & Georg Neuschaeffer, 2024. "Organized Labor, Labor Market Imperfections, and Employer Wage Premia," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 77(3), pages 396-427, May.
    3. Dobbelaere, Sabien & Hirsch, Boris & Müller, Steffen & Neuschaeffer, Georg, 2020. "Organised Labour, Labour Market Imperfections, and Employer Wage Premia," IZA Discussion Papers 13909, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Berndt Keller, 2018. "Professional unions in Germany: theoretical explanations and practical consequences for industrial relations," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 24(4), pages 437-450, November.
    5. Genz Sabrina & Bellmann Lutz & Matthes Britta, 2019. "Do German Works Councils Counter or Foster the Implementation of Digital Technologies? : First Evidence from the IAB-Establishment Panel," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 239(3), pages 523-564, June.
    6. Mario Bossler & Michael Oberfichtner & Claus Schnabel, 2020. "Employment Adjustments Following Rises and Reductions in Minimum Wages: New Insights From a Survey Experiment," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 34(3), pages 323-346, September.
    7. Genz Sabrina & Bellmann Lutz & Matthes Britta, 2019. "Do German Works Councils Counter or Foster the Implementation of Digital Technologies? : First Evidence from the IAB-Establishment Panel," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 239(3), pages 523-564, June.
    8. Ellguth Peter & Kohaut Susanne, 2019. "A Note on the Decline of Collective Bargaining Coverage: The Role of Structural Change," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 239(1), pages 39-66, January.

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