The article deals in an interdisciplinary perspective with the consequences of progressive digitalization processes which are controversially discussed in the current discourse for the dual system of employment relations. After initial comments, the first part deals with the changing contours of...

Anhand des IW-Personalpanels wurde untersucht, welche Konfliktthemen in einem Unternehmen auftreten und wie betriebliche Konflikte gelöst werden. Laut diesen Daten gab es 2022 in 11 Prozent der Unternehmen einen Betriebsrat. Weitere 12,7 Prozent verfügten über ein alternatives...

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...

Perhaps no other country in recent years has witnessed greater change in its collective bargaining framework than the UK. This paper describes the dramatic developments and their consequences. Like Gaul, it is in three parts. The first part charts the six major pieces of legislation –...

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...

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...

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...

The article deals in an interdisciplinary perspective with the consequences of progressive digitalization processes which are controversially discussed in the current discourse for the dual system of employment relations. After initial comments, the first part deals with the changing contours of...

Perhaps no other country in recent years has witnessed greater change in its collective bargaining framework than the UK. This paper describes the dramatic developments and their consequences. Like Gaul, it is in three parts. The first part charts the six major pieces of legislation;...