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  1. Wage determination in the shadow of the law
    the case of works councilors in Germany
    Author: Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus
    Published: February 2021
    Publisher:  Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), Trier

    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... more

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    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 debate about the need to reform the law. This paper provides representative evidence on wage payments to works councilors for the period 2001 to 2015. We find wage premia of 2% to 6% in OLS-specifications, which are more pronounced for long-term works councilors. Moreover, we observe no wage premia in linear fixed-effects panel data specifications, suggesting that the OLS-results capture the effect of selection into works councillorship. We obtain no evidence for a delayed compensation or a special treatment of works councilors released from work. Hence, our results indicate that payments to works councilors are broadly in line with legal regulations.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/231509
    Series: IAAEU discussion paper series in economics / IAAEU ; no. 2021, 01
    Subjects: Labor Law; Wages; Works Councils; Socio-economic Panel (SOEP)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 39 Seiten)
  2. Wage determination in the shadow of the law: the case of works councilors in Germany
    Author: Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    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... more

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    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 debate about the need to reform the law. This paper provides representative evidence on wage payments to works councilors for the period 2001 to 2015. We find wage premia of 2% to 6% in OLS-specifications, which are more pronounced for long-term works councilors. Moreover, we observe no wage premia in linear fixed-effects panel data specifications, suggesting that the OLS-results capture the effect of selection into works councillorship. We obtain no evidence for a delayed compensation or a special treatment of works councilors released from work. Hence, our results indicate that payments to works councilors are broadly in line with legal regulations.

     
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    Series: SOEPpapers on multidisciplinary panel data research ; 1122 (2021)
    Subjects: Labor Law; Wages; Works Councils; Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 38 Seiten)
  3. Wage determination in the shadow of the law
    the case of works councilors in Germany
    Author: Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen

    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... more

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    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 debate about the need to reform the law. This paper provides representative evidence on wage payments to works councilors for the period 2001 to 2015. We find wage premia of 2% to 6% in OLS-specifications, which are more pronounced for long-term works councilors. Moreover, we observe no wage premia in linear fixed-effects panel data specifications, suggesting that the OLS-results capture the effect of selection into works councillorship. We obtain no evidence for a delayed compensation or a special treatment of works councilors released from work. Hence, our results indicate that payments to works councilors are broadly in line with legal regulations.

     
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    Series: GLO discussion paper ; no. 789
    Subjects: Labor Law; Wages; Works Councils; Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 37 Seiten)
  4. Minimum wage non-compliance
    the role of co-determination
    Author: Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus
    Published: November 2023
    Publisher:  Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), Trier

    We analyse in what way co-determination affects non-compliance with the German minimum wage, which was introduced in 2015. The Works Constitution Act (WCA), the law regulating co-determination at the plant level, provides works councils with indirect... more

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    We analyse in what way co-determination affects non-compliance with the German minimum wage, which was introduced in 2015. The Works Constitution Act (WCA), the law regulating co-determination at the plant level, provides works councils with indirect means to ensure compliance with the statutory minimum wage. Based on this legal situation, our theoretical model predicts that non-compliance is less likely in co-determined firms because works councils enhance the enforcement of the law. The economic correlates of co-determination, such as higher productivity and wages, affect non-compliance in opposite directions. The empirical analysis, using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 2016 and 2019, demonstrates that non-compliance occurs less often for employees in co-determined establishments, while there is no impact on the difference between the minimum wage and the amount, which was actually paid. Therefore, co-determination helps to secure the payment of minimum wages.

     
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    Series: IAAEU discussion paper series in economics / IAAEU ; no. 2023, 04
    Subjects: Co-determination; Labour Law; Minimum Wages; Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP); Non-compliance; Works Councils
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 39 Seiten)
  5. Minimum wage non-compliance
    the role of co-determination
    Author: Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus
    Published: [2023]
    Publisher:  German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    We analyse in what way co-determination affects non-compliance with the German minimum wage, which was introduced in 2015. The Works Constitution Act (WCA), the law regulating co-determination at the plant level, provides works councils with indirect... more

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    We analyse in what way co-determination affects non-compliance with the German minimum wage, which was introduced in 2015. The Works Constitution Act (WCA), the law regulating co-determination at the plant level, provides works councils with indirect means to ensure compliance with the statutory minimum wage. Based on this legal situation, our theoretical model predicts that non-compliance is less likely in co-determined firms because works councils enhance the enforcement of the law. The economic correlates of co-determination, such as higher productivity and wages, affect non-compliance in opposite directions. The empirical analysis, using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 2016 and 2019, demonstrates that non-compliance occurs less often for employees in co-determined establishments, while there is no impact on the difference between the minimum wage and the amount, which was actually paid. Therefore, co-determination helps to secure the payment of minimum wages.

     
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    Series: SOEPpapers on multidisciplinary panel data research ; 1199 (2023)
    Subjects: Co-determination; Labour Law; Minimum Wages; Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP); Non-compliance; Works Councils
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 38 Seiten)
  6. Variable pay, industrial relations and foreign ownership
    evidence from Germany
    Author: Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Univ., Trier

    We estimate of the determinants of performance appraisal, profit sharing and employee share ownership schemes for a representative sample of German establishments. The results demonstrate that foreign owned establishments make more use of each of... more

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    We estimate of the determinants of performance appraisal, profit sharing and employee share ownership schemes for a representative sample of German establishments. The results demonstrate that foreign owned establishments make more use of each of these HRM practices than domestically owned establishments. Moreover, the role of Germany's unique works councils varies critically by ownership. Among domestically owned establishments, works councils are associated with an increased probability of using each of the three practices but this does not hold true for foreign owned establishments. These results inform the on-going debate over the extent to which foreign firms adopt uniform practices independent of local institution and the extent to which they adapt and participate in those local institutions.

     
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    Series: Research papers in economics / Universität Trier ; 5/11
    Subjects: Foreign Owners; Works Councils; Performance Appraisal; Profit Sharing; Employee Share Ownership
    Scope: Online-Ressource (41 S.)
  7. Gender, worker representation and the profitability of firms in Germany
    Author: Jirjahn, Uwe
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Univ., Trier

    Recent research has shown that the unexplained gender wage gap is smaller in establishments where a works council is present. The finding raises the question of whether establishment-level codetermination reduces gender wage discrimination or whether... more

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    Recent research has shown that the unexplained gender wage gap is smaller in establishments where a works council is present. The finding raises the question of whether establishment-level codetermination reduces gender wage discrimination or whether it reduces a wage differential that reflects productivity differences between men and women. This study addresses the question by examining the association between the share of female employees and profitability. Using data from manufacturing establishments, the empirical analysis suggests that there is a positive association between the share of women and profitability in establishments without a works council while there is no association in establishments with a works council. These results support the hypothesis that establishment-level codetermination reduces gender-specific wage discrimination.

     
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    hdl: 10419/88656
    Series: Research papers in economics / Universität Trier ; 6/11
    Subjects: Women; Discrimination; Profitability; Works Councils; Piece Rates
    Scope: Online-Ressource (18 S.)
  8. Variable pay, industrial relations and foreign ownership
    evidence from Germany ; conference paper
    Author: Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  ZBW, [Kiel

    We use a representative sample of German establishments to show that those with foreign ownership are more likely to use performance appraisal, profit sharing and employee share ownership than are those with domestic ownership. Moreover, we show that... more

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    We use a representative sample of German establishments to show that those with foreign ownership are more likely to use performance appraisal, profit sharing and employee share ownership than are those with domestic ownership. Moreover, we show that works councils are associated with an increased probability of using each of the three practices when under domestic ownership but not when under foreign ownership. These results inform the on-going debate over institutional duality, the extent to which foreign firms adopt uniform practices independent of local institutions and the extent to which they adapt and participate in those local institutions.

     
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    hdl: 10419/79829
    Series: Array ; V2
    Subjects: Foreign Ownership; Works Councils; Performance Appraisal; Profit Sharing; Employee Share Ownership
    Scope: Online-Ressource (51 S.)