Volume 28 (2021), Edition 4

In the social sciences (economics, sociology, political science), which deal with the functions and effects of co-determination, the question of its positive economic impact has been raised in recent times. In the past their cooperative and...

Recent studies on the economic effects of works councils in Germany using the European Company Survey estimate a significant negative effect of works councils on establishment productivity and profitability. These results are in stark contrast to...

New Public Management (NPM) has triggered far-reaching transformations within hospital sectors worldwide and professionalized hospital management has put employee representation under pressure. In this context the current state of research points...

The European Parliament considers the strengthening of employee and trade union rights as fundamental instruments for democracy and inclusion. While member states are obliged to incorporate collective bargaining autonomy and employee participation...

Works councils, trade unions, employers and employers’ associations, as well as state bodies are among the central players in the so-called “dual system” of employee representation in Germany. In addition, there have always been other actors...

A functional division of labor that involves close cooperation between works councils and trade unions is important for the stability of the overall system of German industrial relations. However, although works councils and trade unions often work...