Binding collective agreements: The downward trend continues

Susanne Kohaut
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Susanne Kohaut: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany

IAB-Forum, 2018, vol. 2018, issue 2018-06-04

Abstract: "Wages and working conditions are negotiated between employers and employees. Collective agreements provide both parties with an institutional framework to that end. But in the last few years, companies have seen a downward trend in binding collective agreements, and thus also in the importance of such agreements for the employees. In East Germany in particular, companies prefer to act outside of collective agreements, as evidenced by the latest data from the IAB Establishment Panel." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Ostdeutschland; Westdeutschland; IAB-Betriebspanel; Tarifbindung; Unternehmenspolitik (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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