This survey shows that union membership and density as well as bargaining coverage have fallen in most countries and that collective bargaining has become more decentralized over the last decades. However, there is a considerable amount of variation across countries and between different...

Das durch branchenweite Tarifverträge dominierte deutsche System der Lohnfindung und der Regelung von Arbeitsbedingungen wird trotz unbestreitbarer Verdienste in der Vergangenheit immer mehr in Frage gestellt. Als Reaktion auf die zunehmenden Herausforderungen des internationalen Wettbewerbs...

Many workers admit that at times they show up for work even though they feel sick. This behavior, termed "presenteeism," is puzzling since most workers do not incur financial losses when staying home sick. The various reasons behind presenteeism are person-related (e.g. individuals' health or...

Low-wage employment has become an important feature of the labor market and a controversial topic for debate in many countries. How to interpret the prominence of low-paid jobs and whether they are beneficial to workers or society is still an open question. The answer depends on whether low-paid...