wages and a simultaneous increase in travel-to-work distance. Nonetheless, when unobserved characteristics are accounted for …

more need for layoffs and labour flexibility have lower wages in countries where stricter EPL protects workers from layoffs …-2005, particularly for wages of unskilled workers. However, we also find that where workers are well organised, they can take advantage … of EPL to secure higher wages. …

even after controlling for unions and HIHR policies. There is no evidence in our estimates of negative interaction effects … (i.e., that unions or HIHR negatively influence the functioning of JCCs with respect to employee satisfaction) or full … mediation (i.e., that unions or HIHR are substitutes for JCCs when it comes to improving self-reported worker well-being). If …

Radical changes have been implemented to pension schemes across the UK public sector from April 2015. This paper … simulates how these changes will affect the lifetime pension and how the negotiated pension changes compare across six public … sector schemes by level of education. Specifically, we simulate the occupation specific Defined Benefit (DB) pension wealth …

The employment of people with disabilities has received significant attention, but little is known about how unions …, supporting the voice model of unions. Overall the results indicate that while unions appear to help workers with disabilities in …

to maintain their real wages by reducing labor demand still further. Furthermore, we argue inflationary pressures have …

forms of work-related training received by men and women over the period 1998-2000, and to estimate their impact on wages … estimate the impact of training - controlling for its financing method - on wages levels and wages growth. We find that … employer-financed training increases wages both in the current and future firms, with some evidence that the impact in future …

, wages, labor force participation, and well-being. Telework results in significant time savings for workers, as they reduce …