Works councils, wages and job satisfaction

Christian Grund and Andreas Schmitt

Applied Economics, 2013, vol. 45, issue 3, 299-310

Abstract: We investigate the effects of works councils on employees' wages and job satisfaction in general and for subgroups with respect to sex and occupational status. Making use of a German representative sample of employees, we find that employees, who move to a firm with a works council, report increases in job satisfaction, but do not receive particular wage increases. Especially the job satisfaction of female employees is affected by a change in works council status. However, we do not find support for the hypothesis that the introduction of a works council itself increases wages or job satisfaction for the employees staying at the firm.

Date: 2013
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