In dieser Studie geben wir einen Überblick über die neue Europäische Arbeitsbehörde (ELA), ihre Ziele und Befugnisse, und nehmen eine erste Analyse der ELA vor. Die ELA hat einerseits das weitreichende und wichtige Ziel, die Rechte mobiler Arbeitnehmer*innen in der EU besser durchzusetzen,...

In this study, we provide an overview of the recently established European Labour Authority (ELA), its goals and powers, before offering a preliminary analysis of ELA. In brief, ELA is an agency with the broad and important objective of improving the enforcement of mobile workers’ rights in...

In vielen Ländern deutet sich in der Mindestlohnpolitik ein Paradigmenwechsel an oder ist bereits vollzogen. Anstatt als untere Auffanglinie die Beschäftigten vor Ausbeutung zu schützen,soll der Mindestlohn - möglichst ohne staatliches Zutun - einen auskömmlichen Lebensstandard...

Deutschland steht vor großen strukturellen Herausforderungen, die von den vier Trends Digitalisierung, Dekarbonisierung, Demografie und De-Globalisierung ausgehen. Diese Trends wirken gleichzeitig und verursachen an den gemeinsamen Schnittstellen zusätzliche Anforderungen an die Politik, damit...

The idea behind the establishment of European Works Councils (EWCs) is that these are bodies which should be informed and consulted on company decisions and actions. However, this flow of information is often disrupted by confidentiality constraints imposed by management. Three central research...

The idea behind the establishment of European Works Councils (EWCs) is that these are bodies which should be informed and consulted on company decisions and actions. However, this flow of information is often disrupted by confidentiality constraints imposed by management. Three central research...

This Working Paper analyses the development of the interpretation that the European Commission has given to the TFEU provision concerning mechanisms for extensions of collective agreements. The paper examines how the Commission has reinterpreted these provision and the challenges this poses for...

This Working Paper analyses the development of the interpretation that the European Commission has given to the TFEU provision concerning mechanisms for extensions of collective agreements. The paper examines how the Commission has reinterpreted these provision and the challenges this poses for...

In the changing world of work and the emergence of new forms of employment that are often in the grey zone between traditional employment and self-employment the question of the scope of protection of labour and employment law becomes again more urgent.00Although defining the concept of worker...

Posting of Workers in EU Law' is a pioneering book that challenges the recently adopted Directive (EU) 957/2018, which came into effect in July 2020, by examining the relevant EU regulatory framework and investigating the actual quantitative dimension of the posting phenomenon and its real...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Petitions, was prepared to assess the nature and extent of employment precariousness in the framework of EU fundamental rights and employment...

The European Court of Justice examines the conformity of German co-determination under European law.Professor of law Bernard Johann Mulder, University of Oslo, argues that, in the case at issue, national law is not incompatible with EU law. Consequently, there is no discrimination on the grounds...

La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne examine la conformité de la loi allemande sur la cogestion par rapport au droit de l'Union. Selon le professeur de droit Bernard Johann Mulder, de l'Université d'Oslo, le droit national n'est pas incompatible avec le droit de l'UE dans le cas...

In 2009, Europe launched a Recast Directive on European Works Councils (EWCs) aiming to improve:(1) the effectiveness of EWCs and (2) increase the amount of EWCs. In 2016, this Recast Directive will be evaluated by the European Commission. This report feeds into this, building on data of EWC...

This Working Paper focuses on the impact of the directive on fixed-term work and the EU's Court of Justice (CJEU) case law concerning fixed-term work from 2007 and 2013. By doing so, this working paper develops an analytical framework to analyse the Europeanisation of labour law with an eye on...

Drawing on analysis of 2004 and 2011 WERS data and extensive case studies of employee consultation bodies, this paper highlights major problems with the regulatory design and enforcement of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 and advocates reforms to improve their...

Der Sonderband der WSI-Mitteilungen fokussiert auf die institutionellen Arbeitsbeziehungen in Deutschland. Das System der deutschen industriellen Beziehungen stieß in der Folge des korporatistischen Krisenmanagements der Jahre 2009/2010 auf ein reges Interesse, da es als wesentliche Ursache...