The first part of the study compares the institutional settings of employee representation and collective bargaining in France and Germany. One important difference is that in France, many aspects of collective agreements are defined by labour law, whereas in Germany, collective bargaining...

This paper explores whether and how workplace democracy mechanisms such as social dialogue, co-determination and Works Councils can improve corporate financial governance and compliance with anti-corruption regulations in companies. The paper compares two key Works Council models in Europe -...