In Germany, many labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size, and usually these thresholds are defined by the number of employees. The existing 160 thresholds are complex and defined inconsistently, making it difficult for firms to obey the law. Moreover,...

This study provides empirical evidence for the economic rationality of wage rigidities. Theoretically wage rigidities can result from contracts, implicit contracts, from efficiency wages and from insider-outsider behaviour. Based on a survey of 801 firms strong support has been found for...

Ziel des Beitrags ist es, Licht in die Grauzone atypischer Beschäftigung und ihrer arbeits- und sozialrechtlichen Absicherung zu bringen. Als atypische Beschäftigungsverhältnisse definieren wir Teilzeitarbeit, geringfügige Beschäftigung, befristete Beschäftigung und...