This paper analyzes the role of works councils as gatekeepers safeguarding employee's interests in the adoption of monitoring practices. We first introduce a formal model predicting that (i) the introduction of monitoring practices leads to a stronger increase (or weaker decrease) in job...

Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have nonfinancial consequences for civic society that go beyond the narrow boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of male workers, the...

Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have nonfinancial consequences for civic society that go beyond the narrow boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of male workers, the...

Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have nonfinancial consequences for civic society that go beyond the narrow boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of male workers, the...

We define worker representation, identify the factors that determine demand for it among workers and employers, discuss difficulties in supplying worker representation, and reflect on the implications of worker representation for worker welfare and the behavior and performance of employers.

Die COVID-Pandemie veränderte nicht nur die Arbeitsbedingungen der Beschäftigten, sondern auch die Arbeitsweisen der Betriebs- und Personalräte deutlich. Dieser Report zeigt anhand repräsentativer Daten aus der WSI-Betriebs- und Personalrätebefragung 2021, wie sich die Themen betrieblicher...

This chapter reviews the economic effects of employee representation with statutory consultation and information rights at the workplace, the works councils. The chapter summarises the international literature which is heavily skewed towards the German case. This review focuses, first, on the...

Employee involvement and participation is part of Labor Relations and Human Resource Management. This study is to identify how and to what extent employee involvement and employee participation mechanisms are used in the Greek subsidiaries of multinational companies in the pharmaceutical...

This paper examines how collective bargaining through unions and workplace codetermination through works councils shape labour market imperfections and how labour market imperfections matter for employer wage premia. Based on representative German plant data for the years 1999–2016, we...

We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic...

We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic...

We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic...

While works councils provide a highly developed mechanism to promote workplace democracy, research on their consequences has been dominated by economic aspects. This study brings a new perspective to the understanding of works councils by examining their influence on workers' political behavior....

This chapter reviews the literature on board-level worker representation (BLWR). BLWR refers to workers' legally sanctioned rights to take part in the decisions of their employers' board of directors as full or consultative members, regardless of their underlying equity investments. It provides...

While works councils provide a highly developed mechanism to promote workplace democracy, research on their consequences has been dominated by economic aspects. This study brings a new perspective to the understanding of works councils by examining their influence on workers' political behavior....

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of institutional development of employee participation in Europe and analyze European Works Councils (EWC) agreements in the pharmaceutical industry. Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry increased the number of EWC...

While works councils provide a highly developed mechanism to promote workplace democracy, research on their consequences has been dominated by economic aspects. This study brings a new perspective to the understanding of works councils by examining their influence on workers' political behavior....

We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic...

Die Fördertechnik- und Intralogistikbranche ist nach Umsatz die drittgrößte und eine der am schnellsten wachsenden Teilbranchen des Maschinenbaus. Die Beschäftigtenzahlen liegen bei rund 78.000 und damit um 10.000 Beschäftigte höher als noch 2008. Die Coronapandemie hat den Wachstumspfad...

Die Studie "Beschäftigte allein zu Haus?" untersucht, welchen Herausforderungen Betriebsräte bei Homeoffice-Arbeit gegenüberstehen und wie sie ihnen begegnen. Die Ergebnisse von fünf Interviews zeigen: Das Management hat seine ablehnende Haltung gegenüber dem Homeoffice weitgehend...

Die meisten kulturellen Einrichtungen bzw. Betriebe mit künstlerischem Anspruch wie Theater und Orchester werden betrieblich mitbestimmt. Allerdings gelten für sie Einschränkungen als Tendenzbetriebe, insbesondere sollen Nicht-Künstler nicht in künstlerischen Belangen mitbestimmen, weshalb...

Betriebsräte haben einen starken Rückhalt in ihren Belegschaften. Dennoch zeigt der Blick auf die Wahlbeteiligung in der IW-Betriebsratswahlbefragung 2022, dass dieser Rückhalt rückläufig ist. Dort, wo ein Betriebsrat gewählt wurde, beteiligten sich im ungewichteten Durchschnitt knapp 69...

Die meisten kulturellen Einrichtungen bzw. Betriebe mit künstlerischem Anspruch wie Theater und Orchester werden betrieblich mitbestimmt. Allerdings gelten für sie Ein­schrän­kungen als Tendenzbetriebe, insbesondere sollen Nicht-Künstler nicht in künstlerischen Be­lan­gen mitbestimmen,...

This paper investigates the relationship between worker job satisfaction and workplace representation, to include works councils as well as local union agencies. The paper marks a clear shift away from the traditional focus on union membership per se because its sample of EU nations have...

This paper investigates the relationship between worker job satisfaction and workplace representation, to include works councils as well as local union agencies. The paper marks a clear shift away from the traditional focus on union membership per se because its sample of EU nations have...

Betriebsräte haben einen starken Rückhalt in ihren Belegschaften. Dennoch zeigt der Blick auf die Wahlbeteiligung in der IW-Betriebsratswahlbefragung 2022, dass dieser Rückhalt rückläufig ist. Dort, wo ein Betriebsrat gewählt wurde, beteiligten sich im ungewichteten Durchschnitt knapp 69...

Die Fördertechnik- und Intralogistikbranche ist nach Umsatz die drittgrößte und eine der am schnellsten wachsenden Teilbranchen des Maschinenbaus. Die Beschäftigtenzahlen liegen bei rund 78.000 und damit um 10.000 Beschäftigte höher als noch 2008. Die Coronapandemie hat den Wachstumspfad...

Die COVID-Pandemie veränderte nicht nur die Arbeitsbedingungen der Beschäftigten, sondern auch die Arbeitsweisen der Betriebs- und Personalräte deutlich. Dieser Report zeigt anhand repräsentativer Daten aus der WSI-Betriebs- und Personalrätebefragung 2021, wie sich die Themen betrieblicher...

Die Studie "Beschäftigte allein zu Haus?" untersucht, welchen Herausforderungen Betriebsräte bei Homeoffice-Arbeit gegenüberstehen und wie sie ihnen begegnen. Die Ergebnisse von fünf Interviews zeigen: Das Management hat seine ablehnende Haltung gegenüber dem Homeoffice weitgehend...

The smart glove or smart data glasses: Digitalization of work means that technology is moving closer to the bodies of employees. It can make movements, vital signs and even emotions visible. Technologies which many people use privately to monitor their sporting activities or health opens up a...

European Works Councils (EWC) face many limitations in terms of timing and quality of information and consultation. One way of addressing this is through communication with board-level employee representatives. The mere presence of a board-level employee representative is not related to better...

Ensuring prosperity and fairness is a dual challenge with major policy implications. Using various micro datasets, Work Package 5 of the MICROPROD project (https:// www.microprod.eu/) made significant contributions to our understanding of the distributive implications of trade and technological...

Unter gewerkschaftlich organisierten Beschäftigten der Metallbranche sind überdurchschnittlich viele Migrant:innen in der betrieblichen Mitbestimmung aktiv. Das Working Paper diskutiert die Ergebnisse einer fallvergleichenden qualitativen Studie, die sich mit den Motiven, Kontextbedingungen...

The German law on co-determination at the plant level (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) stipulates that works councilors are neither to be financially rewarded nor penalized for their activities. This regulation contrasts with publicized instances of excessive payments. The divergence has sparked a...

The German law on co-determination at the plant level (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) stipulates that works councilors are neither to be financially rewarded nor penalized for their activities. This regulation contrasts with publicized instances of excessive payments. The divergence has sparked a...

The German law on co-determination at the plant level (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) stipulates that works councilors are neither to be financially rewarded nor penalized for their activities. This regulation contrasts with publicized instances of excessive payments. The divergence has sparked a...

Betriebsräte werden mit einer Vielzahl neuer Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Die Betriebsratswahlen 2018 zeigen, dass es nicht nur hinsichtlich der Repräsentation von Frauen Stagnation gibt und die 30-Prozent-Marke seit einigen Jahren nicht überschritten wird, sondern dass es auch eine...

We provide a comprehensive overview of codetermination, i.e., worker representation in firms' governance and management. We cover the institution’s history, implementation, and the best available evidence on its economic impacts. We argue that existing quasi-experimental estimates suggest that...

We provide a comprehensive overview of codetermination, i.e., worker representation in firms' governance and management. We cover the institution's history, implementation, and the best available evidence on its economic impacts. We argue that existing quasi-experimental estimates suggest that...

Recent studies on the economic effects of works councils in Germany using the European Company Survey estimate a significant negative effect of works councils on establishment productivity and profitability. These results are in stark contrast to studies using the IAB Establishment Panel...

Using a unique dataset of establishments in Germany surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic, this study investigates whether personnel adjustments during the crisis differed between establishments with and without a works council. Our regression analyses show that the hiring and dismissal rate as...

Mit der zunehmenden Internationalisierung von Unternehmen und Produktionsprozessen gewinnt die Frage nach der Entstehung und Funktionsweise grenzüberschreitender Interessenvertretungen an Bedeutung. Anhand von Fallstudien untersucht diese Studie, wie SE-Betriebsräte und mitbestimmte...

Demografischer Wandel, sozial-ökologische Transformation und Digitalisierung sind nur einige Faktoren, die zu einer Beschleunigung des Wandels in Betrieben führen. Damit Betriebsrät*innen frühzeitig in die Veränderungsprozesse eingreifen und diese mitgestalten können ist eine stetige...