Betriebsräte haben traditionell einen starken Rückhalt in ihren Belegschaften. Dies zeigt die Wahlbeteiligung in den Betriebsratswahlen 2018, die das Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft auf Basis einer Unternehmensbefragung ermittelt hat. Dort wo ein Betriebsrat gewählt wurde, gingen drei...

Cross-country data are used to establish perceived shortfalls in employee involvement based on the responses of employee representatives in EU establishments with formal workplace employee representation. The desire for greater involvement is smaller where workplace representation is via works...

Using new, rich data on a representative sample of British workers, we examine the relationship between joint consultation systems at the workplace and employee satisfaction, accounting for possible interactions with union and management-led high-commitment strategies. We focus on non-union...

Das Betriebsverfassungsgesetz ist eine der tragenden Säulen der Arbeitsmarktordnung in Deutschland, mit dem das Miteinander von Arbeitnehmern und Arbeitgebern und die Ausge-staltung der Arbeitsbedingungen geregelt werden. Betriebliche Mitbestimmung wird hierzulande in der Regel mit der...

A shortfall in employee voice attendant upon union decline has long been forewarned. Data from the third European Company Survey is used to establish perceived shortfalls in employee involvement based on the responses of employee representatives in establishments where formal workplace employee...

Using cross-country data, this paper investigates the relationship between workplace representation and strikes. Works councils are associated with reduced strike activity. However, where union members make up a majority of works councillors, such union-dominated councils experience greater...

Drawing on two large German representative data sets, we analyze the role of works councils for the use of performance appraisals (PA). We distinguish between the incidence of performance appraisal systems as intended by the firm and their actual implementation on the level of the individual...

Vor dem Hintergrund der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft stehen Befürchtungen im Raum, dass Betriebsräte aufgrund des schnellen und in Teilen disruptiven technologischen Wandels Beschäftigte und ihre Anliegen nicht länger ausreichend gegenüber dem Management...

The German law on co-determination at the plant level (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) stipulates that works councilors are neither to be financially rewarded nor penalized for their activities. This regulation contrasts with publicized instances of excessive payments. The divergence has sparked a...

The German law on co-determination at the plant level (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) stipulates that works councilors are neither to be financially rewarded nor penalized for their activities. This regulation contrasts with publicized instances of excessive payments. The divergence has sparked a...