This study examines a neglected aspect of research on industrial relations: workplace disputes in which workers are incidentally made idle because of the strike actions of others. The work uses a comprehensive dataset from 1920 to 1970 compiled by the UK Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF),...

Das Jahr 2025 war ein ruhiges Tarifjahr. Insgesamt fanden in lediglich zwölf der inzwischen 22 vom IW-Tarifmonitoring erfassten Branchen Tarifverhandlungen statt. Dabei wurden 15 Tarifverhandlungen geführt oder gestartet, allein neun im ersten Halbjahr. Im zweiten Halbjahr 2025 wurde in der...

This working paper presents insights and lessons learned from the ILO's 2025 South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) workshop on digital case management systems. Convened in Bangkok, the workshop gathered representatives from South Asia, South-East Asia, and Southern Africa to address the...

Im Jahr 2024 fanden insgesamt in 19 der zwanzig vom IW-Tarifmonitoring erfassten Branchen Tarifverhandlungen statt. Insgesamt gab es 32 Tarifauseinandersetzungen, die zum Teil schon 2022 und 2023 begannen. Eine Messung des Konfliktklimas zeigt, dass diese Auseinandersetzungen auch im Jahr 2024...

I estimate management opposition to unions in terms of hiring discrimination in the German labor market. By sending 13,000 fictitious job applications, revealing union membership in the CV and pro-union sentiment via social media accounts, I provide evidence for hiring discrimination against...

Based on the study of arbitration and judicial cases involving new forms of employment, this working paper identifies and examines notable characteristics of disputes involving new forms of employment. This working paper found that the number of such disputes is not large compared to the total...

Der aktuelle Tarifkonflikt bei der Bahn führt wieder zu Streiks und starken Einschränkungen im Bahnverkehr. Der Beitrag fasst die Entwicklung und die rechtlichen Voraussetzungen des Konflikts zusammen und geht auf die verschiedenen Forderungen der Tarifparteien ein. Zudem stellt sich die...

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the activities of foreign multinational companies (MNCs) affect host-country institutions of union and non-union...

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the activities of foreign multinational companies (MNCs) affect host-country institutions of union and non-union...

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the activities of foreign multinational companies (MNCs) affect host-country institutions of union and non-union...

Purpose. The aim of the paper is to investigate the relationship between workplace conflicts and employee burnout. Design/methodology/approach. The survey method was chosen, and the questionnaire was posted online to share among Lithuanian employees. Finally, 495 employees completed the...

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...

Research on collective organisation of migrant platform workers is mostly concerned with ride-hailing and delivery logistics, where explicit forms of collective action have been visible. This paper addresses the issue of the self-organisation of migrant workers on cleaning platforms through a...

Der Plattformkapitalismus ist global gesehen zwar ein sehr junges Phänomen, doch seine Auswirkungen auf den Arbeitsmarkt sind schon jetzt gravierend: Eine zunehmende Prekarisierung prägt die Arbeitsverhältnisse. So auch im Liefersektor, wo Beschäftigte seit 2016 für bessere...

This chapter explores theories about the effectiveness of strikes. Starting from the functionalist assumption that strikes serve to adapt the expectations of workers to management´s space of maneouvre, it revises Perrone´s position that reserve power, i.e. the power to secure good wages and...

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...

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...

Digitalisation and the use of algorithms have raised concerns over the future of work, the gig economy being identified by some as particularly concerning. In this article, we draw on 70 interviews in addition to participant observations to highlight the role of gig economy platforms in...

This summer is seeing an upsurge in strikes and threats of strikes, with the number and scale of disputes being markedly higher than in the pre-Covid period. However, these disputes are concentrated in the public sector, or those parts of the private sector that were once nationalised...

Online labor platforms provide freelancers the opportunity to work for clients on a project basis. However, disputes can occur as a result of the platform users' attempts to game the system, disagreement on the work quality or uncertainty of the quality outcomes. Traditionally, the dispute would...

Using the 2019 ECS, we investigate the relationship between union organization, workplace representation, industrial relations quality and strike incidence. We also consider some six issues behind the most recent instances of industrial action or threatened industrial action and their outcomes....

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...