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Die Entwicklung der Arbeitsbeziehungen aus arbeitsrechtlicher Sicht Developments in German Industrial Relations from a Labor Law Perspective)

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Der Beitrag skizziert die Entwicklung der Arbeitsbeziehungen in Deutschland seit dem erstmaligen Erscheinen der Zeitschrift „Industrielle Beziehungen“ aus arbeitsrechtlichem Blickwinkel. Dabei zeigt sich, dass es im Koalitionsrecht, im Tarifvertragsrecht, im Arbeitskampfrecht und im Betriebsverfassungsrecht Veraenderungen gegeben hat. Dabei beschraenken sich gesetzliche Novellierungen auf Anpassungen an neue Entwicklungen im Tarifvertrags- und im Betriebsverfassungsrecht. Der Gesetzgeber scheut sich nach wie vor, bei Grosskonflikten zwischen Gewerkschaften und Arbeitgebern zu intervenieren. Weit groessere Bedeutung kommt deshalb den Korrekturen durch die Rechtsprechung zu. Insgesamt handelt es sich jedoch nur um inkrementale Veraenderungen, die das institutionelle Gefuege der Arbeitsbeziehungen unangetastet lassen. Eine Reihe von Reformdebatten blieb bislang ohne Ergebnis. Die Europaeisierung des Rechts der Arbeitnehmermitwirkung verstaerkt das auf Kooperation angelegte deutsche Modell, erweist sich im Hinblick auf die Europaeische Aktiengesellschaft (SE) jedoch als ambivalent. (The contribution sketches the development of industrial relations in Germany since the first edition of the Journal “Industrielle Beziehungen” from the perspective of labor law. It shows that legislation on freedom of association, collective bargaining, industrial action and employee representation through works councils has undergone modification . However, legislative amendments are limited to new developments in the law of collective bargaining and of employee representation through works councils. The legislator still hesitates to intervene in serious conflicts between trade unions and employers. Therefore, much more important are the innovations by judge made law. On the whole, the modifications are incremental rather than changing the institutional pattern of industrial relations. Several debates on reforms were as yet unsuccessful. The Europeanization of the law on employee representation strengthened the German model based on cooperation. However, in reference to the European Company (SE) it remains ambiguous.)

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  • Weiss, Manfred, 2013. "Die Entwicklung der Arbeitsbeziehungen aus arbeitsrechtlicher Sicht Developments in German Industrial Relations from a Labor Law Perspective)," Industrielle Beziehungen - Zeitschrift fuer Arbeit, Organisation und Management - The German Journal of Industrial Relations, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 20(4), pages 393-417.
  • Handle: RePEc:rai:indbez:doi_10.1688/1862-0035_indb_2013_02_weiss
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    Keywords

    trade unions; collective bargaining; wages; labor economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • B10 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - General
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation
    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • J83 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Workers' Rights
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law

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