Personnel adjustments during the Covid-19 pandemic: did co-determination make a difference?

Daniel Fackler (), Claus Schnabel and Jens Stegmaier ()
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Daniel Fackler: Europäische Akademie der Arbeit in der Universität Frankfurt am Main
Jens Stegmaier: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung

Journal for Labour Market Research, 2024, vol. 58, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract 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 well as the churning rate were lower in establishments with a works council. In contrast, the net employment growth rate over the pandemic and the implementation of short-time work did not differ significantly between establishments with and without a works council. We conclude that worker co-determination did indeed make a difference in terms of higher employment stability for the incumbent workforce during the pandemic.

Keywords: Works councils; Co-determination; Personnel adjustments; Covid-19 pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J53 J63 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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