Im ersten Halbjahr fanden in den zwanzig der im IW-Konfliktmonitoring einbezogenen Branchen 13 Tarifverhandlungen statt, unter anderem im Öffentlichen Dienst, im Einzelhandel, im Groß- und Außenhandel, bei der Deutschen Post und bei der Deutschen Bahn. Viele der Tarifkonflikte eskalierten...

The aim of this study is to elucidate whether arbitration offers advantages compared to the patent litigation system which is currently existing in Germany. To answer this question three essential characteristics of the current German patent litigation system are presented, i.e. the economic...

In recent years, advancements in blockchain as well as virtual and augmented reality technologies have led to the emergence of digital environments, commonly referred to as the “metaverse”. These virtual worlds offer users unprecedented ways to interact and conduct business, such as the use...

Am Beispiel des Lieferdienstes Gorillas untersucht der Beitrag Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Regulierung von Rider-Arbeit. Im Fokus stehen Arbeitskonflikte und die dabei beteiligten Akteure. Die Rekonstruktion der Konfliktdynamik zeigt, dass einige der Arbeiter:innen sich zu einem autonomen...

To understand the concept of layoffs and lockouts under Industrial Dispute Act,1947 one needs to understand the meaning of industry within the Act in true essence. Essentials of Layoffs And Lockouts clearly as interpreted through Act clearly indicate that such activities need to be within the...

Am Beispiel des Lieferdienstes Gorillas untersucht der Beitrag Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Regulierung von Rider-Arbeit. Im Fokus stehen Arbeitskonflikte und die dabei beteiligten Akteure. Die Rekonstruktion der Konfliktdynamik zeigt, dass einige der Arbeiter:innen sich zu einem autonomen...

This paper presents findings from the Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest, a database of platform worker protest events around the world which gathers data from online news media reports and other online sources. For the period January 2017 to July 2020, we identified 1,271 instances of...

Internet technology makes digital value transactions between anonymous individuals possible, but leaves unanswered the question of how to resolve disputes between unidentified parties. Blockchain dispute resolution platforms provide a response to this problem. In the social dispute resolution...

Using data on more than 13000 European establishments over the 2009-2013 period, we analyze the relationship between discharge regulation and industrial actions. We empirically answer the question as whether stricter dismissal laws make EU establishments experience more frequent and intense...

Implementation of workplace policies--whether through enforcement of laws or administration of programs--raises the question of the interaction between institutions created to carry out laws and the activities of workplace based agents that directly (e.g. unions) or indirectly (e.g. insurance...

This paper explores the prisoner’s dilemma that may result when workers and firms are involved in labour disputes and must decide whether to hire a lawyer to be represented at trial. Using a representative data set of labour disputes in the UK and a large population of French unfair dismissal...

We examine how group-specific differences in reservation wage, arising due to asymmetries in social entitlements, impact on distribution via the joint determination of class conflict between workers and employers, and 'ethnic' conflict among workers. We model a two-dimensional contest, where two...

This paper investigates the demise of unionisation in British private sector workplaces over the last quarter century. We show that dramatic union decline has occurred across all types of workplace. Although the union wage premium persists it is quite small in 2004. Negative union effects on...

It is argued in many circles that a structural change occurred in U.S. collective bargaining in the 1980s. We investigate the extent to which the hiring of replacement workers can account for this change. For a sample of over 300 major strikes since 1980, we estimate the likelihood of...

So far, platform work has been an important laboratory for capital. Management techniques, like the use of algorithms, are being tested with a view to exporting across the global economy and it is argued that automation is undermining workers' agency. Although the contractual trick of...

So far, platform work has been an important laboratory for capital. Management techniques, like the use of algorithms, are being tested with a view to exporting across the global economy and it is argued that automation is undermining workers’ agency. Although the contractual trick of...