Interessenpolitik in der Corona-Krise

González Beatriz Casas (), Detje Richard (), Dunkel Wolfgang (), Kratzer Nick () and Sauer Dieter ()
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González Beatriz Casas: ISF München, Jakob-Klar-Str. 9, 80796München, Deutschland
Detje Richard: WissenTransfer, Lange Koppel 120, 22926Ahrensburg, Deutschland
Dunkel Wolfgang: ISF München, Jakob-Klar-Str. 9, 80796München, Deutschland
Kratzer Nick: ISF München, Jakob-Klar-Str. 9, 80796München, Deutschland
Sauer Dieter: ISF München, Jakob-Klar-Str. 9, 80796München, Deutschland

Arbeit, 2022, vol. 31, issue 1-2, 215-233

Abstract: This paper deals with the role of co-determination in the extraordinary situation of the pandemic. Presenting exemplary findings from three fields of action, i.e. development and implementation of measures for infection prevention, stabilization of employment, and relocation of work into the home office, the paper addresses the question whether participation in crisis management leads to a strengthening or weakening of the workersʼ interest representation. The empirical findings reveal an active role of the works councils which in most cases has been perceived as successful. On the other hand, there are also indications of significant differences according to branches, continued tendencies toward fragmentation, and extended participation options lacking anchoring in the codetermination norms and institutions. These results point to path dependencies of codetermination in the crisis mode.

Keywords: Corona; crisis; codetermination; industrial relation politics; works council; Corona; Krise; Mitbestimmung; Interessenpolitik; Betriebsrat; Corona; crisis; codetermination; industrial relation politics; works council (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1515/arbeit-2022-0012

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