Upgrading the qualification level of the workforce has become a central issue among the governments of the European Union : in the race towards global economic competitiveness, human capital development should play a key role. Taking this statement as point of departure, the contributions...

Ziel der Studie ist - Sinn und Notwendigkeit einer Arbeitskammer für ein ostdeutsches Bundesland (Brandenburg) zu begründen, - konzeptionelle Grundzüge dieser neuen Institution zu erörtern, - die Bedingungen und Möglichkeiten des Einbaus dieser neuen Institution in das Institutionensystem...

Schon bei der Durchsetzung der ersten reichsweiten Tarifverträge im Buchdruckgewerbe ab 1873 deutete sich an, dass örtlich geschlossene Tarifverträge gegeneinander ausgespielt werden konnten und einer regionalen Ausweitung bedurften. Es zeigte sich aber auch, dass die Stabilität eines...

In Germany, trade unions and employers' associations play a role not only in wage determination but also in issues of social policy and labour law. While the majority of firms are organized in employers' associations, less than one quarter of employees are members of a trade union. Both social...

This book provides an analysis of the contradictory nature of the social partnership system in Russia which was triggered by the process of neoliberal globalization. Being part of the growing economies BRICS and rapidly integrating into the world economy through opening for foreign direct...

The economic and social crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe and around the world is without precedent since World War II if not before. With more than 40 million known cases in Europe in one year, and over 900 000 deaths (March 2020 to March 2021), governments have stepped up their...

This Working Paper analyses the development of the interpretation that the European Commission has given to the TFEU provision concerning mechanisms for extensions of collective agreements. The paper examines how the Commission has reinterpreted these provision and the challenges this poses for...