WSI-Mitteilungen

The article examines how working hours and work locations changed during the Covid-19 pandemic and whether these changes persisted thereafter. The focus is on the length, timing, and flexibility of working hours, as well as on working from home....

Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP, 2019–2022), this article examines how daily unpaid care work – specifically housework and childcare – affects both the contracted and the actual working hours of parents. Descriptive...

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the demanding working conditions in social and healthcare professions were a topic of discussion. These conditions worsened further during the pandemic: This article shows that employees in these professions worked...

The author examines the question why poor working conditions continue to prevail in the cargo shipping industry despite the Maritime Labour Convention, which has been signed by almost all flag states, and improved monitoring of this law through...

The German automotive supply industry is under pressure from a massive slump in demand, the transition to electromobility, the decline of exports and increasing competition from low-wage countries. This calls into question the future viability of...

This study evaluates if the category “migration background” functions as a proxy for workplace discrimination. Based on a survey (N = 4039) the findings reveal that migration background fails to capture significant differences between groups...