Volume 76 (2023), Edition 3

Collective bargaining decline constitutes a major challenge for the German system of labour relations as well as for society in general. The article analyses and discusses a variety of concepts which have been presented in an attempt to stabilise...

The basic understanding of collective bargaining autonomy is highly contested in conceptual and normative terms. Today’s prevailing understanding of collective bargaining autonomy as collectively exercised private autonomy limits its scope...

The continuous decline in collective bargaining coverage over almost three decades makes it difficult to reach any other conclusion: The German collective bargaining system is in crisis. Fewer and fewer companies and employees are still bound by the...

Against the backdrop of prolonged trade union decline in the United States of America, with only about 10 per cent of all workers now covered by collective agreements, a number of new union and political initiatives have emerged in the past decade...

The article deals with collective agreements on welfare provision for employees. It provides an overview of the topic and presents two short examples dealing with short-time work and occupational pensions. Both policy fields were recently subject to...

Those who are solo self-employed often find themselves in a precarious situation. On average, they earn less than dependent employees and, due to their structural inferiority, are often unable to negotiate good working conditions individually. Their...

The ongoing decline of collective bargaining coverage, the spread of works councils and union density have left an increasing representation gap in the German industrial relations system. Against this background, the article raises the question of...

Care professions are among the professions with the greatest skills gaps. In the past, acute shortages of skilled workers, persistent wage disparities and personnel-related supply shortages in geriatric care have significantly increased the pressure...