The German work-sharing scheme : an instrument for the crisis

Explains the "Kurzarbeit" scheme whereby a reduced volume of work is spread over the same or similar number of workers by a reduction of working time. Gives the perspectives of employers and employees and its use of as a labour market policy tool in times of economic crisis. Analyses the types of establishments which have used work sharing, its cost, and the extent to which work-sharing participants have received further training.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Crimmann, Andreas ; Wieβner, Frank ; Bellmann, Lutz
Institutions:	International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations
Subject:	work sharing \| economic recession \| labour policy \| Germany \| short time working \| further training \| management attitude \| employees attitude \| labour cost \| partage du travail \| récession économique \| politique du travail \| Allemagne \| travail à temps réduit \| perfectionnement \| attitude patronale \| attitude des salariés \| coût de la main-d'oeuvre \| repartición del trabajo \| recesión económica \| política laboral \| Alemania \| trabajo a tiempo reducido \| perfeccionamiento \| actitud de la dirección \| actitud de los trabajadores \| costo de la mano de obra

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ILO Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Conditions of work and employment series 40 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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