Since the mid-1990s the German system of collective bargaining with its traditional dominance of sector-level agreements has been faced by a process of creeping erosion. While the bargaining coverage has shown a steady decline, a far-reaching decentralisation has increasingly undermined the...

Auf die Wirtschaftskrise reagieren viele Betriebe mit Personalabbau, Kurzarbeit und Abstrichen bei Lohn und Gehalt. Zwischen den Branchen und Beschäftigtengruppen bestehen aber deutliche Unterschiede. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Online-Erhebung des Projekts LohnSpiegel, die vom...

Many firms have responded to the economic crisis by reducing em-ployee numbers, introducing short-time working, and cutting pay and benefits. However, the experiences of individual employees vary con-siderably, depending on economic sector and type of employee. These are the findings of a recent...