Aufgrund europarechtlichen Zwangs wird auch die Bundesrepublik früher oder später gezwungen sein, die Defizite des deutschen Rechts im Diskriminierungsschutz abzubauen. Bereits die zurückhaltenden Mindeststandards, die nun durch die Europäische Union vorgegeben werden, führen hierzulande zu...

A growing number of econometric examinations show that works councils substantially shape the personnel policy of firms in Germany. Firms with works councils make greater use of various HRM practices. This gives rise to the question of whether employers view the shaping of personnel policy...

This paper is an overview of the achievements in the area of employee financial participation (EFP) during the last fifty years. It addresses the question of the extent to which EFP is relevant in today's world. EFP is distinguished from participation in management (industrial democracy), and...

Many large listed firms offer workers the opportunity to buy shares in the firm at discounted rates through employee stock purchase plans (ESPP). The discounted rate creates a gift exchange, where the firm hopes that workers who accept the gift reciprocate with greater loyalty and effort. But...