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Sickness absence and works councils : evidence from German individual and linked employer-employee data
Arnold, Daniel; Brändle, Tobias; Goerke, Laszlo - 2014 - This version: August 25, 2014
Using both household and linked employer-employee data for Germany, we assess the effects of non-union representation … correlated with the incidence and the annual duration of absence. We observe a more pronounced correlation in western Germany …
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Trade union membership and dismissals
Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2010
In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage … evidence for a private gain from trade union membership which has hitherto not been documented: in West Germany, union members …
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Wage determination in the shadow of the law: the case of works councilors in Germany
Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2021
The German law on co-determination at the plant level (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) stipulates that works councilors are neither to be financially rewarded nor penalized for their activities. This regulation contrasts with publicized instances of excessive payments. The divergence has sparked a...
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