"The research project 'Bonuses, wage increases and fairness' analyzes aspects of a reasonable payment for work. In particular, it investigates under which circumstances high salaries or bonus payments for specific occupational groups are accepted as fair by the working public. An important part...

"This report describes the data of the worker survey 'Bonus Payments, Wage Increases, and Fairness'." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))<br><br><b>Additional Information</b><ul><li><a href='http://doku.iab.de/fdz/reporte/2014/DR_04-14_frequencies_de.zip'>Weitere Informationen</a></li></ul>

We investigate under which circumstances bonus payments for managers are accepted as fair, asking workers to judge several hypothetical scenarios. We find that perceptions vary widely with the characteristics of the situation, as well as with the workers’ general attitudes.

Bonuszahlungen für Manager und Geschäftsführer werden in der Öffentlichkeit und der Politik immer wieder kritisch diskutiert. Das IAB und die Universität Bamberg haben Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer nach ihrer Meinung gefragt: Halten sie solche Bonuszahlungen eigentlich für gerecht?...