Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/308532 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal for Labour Market Research [ISSN:] 2510-5027 [Volume:] 58 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 4 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 1-10
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Using a unique dataset of establishments in Germany surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic, this study investigates whether personnel adjustments during the crisis differed between establishments with and without a works council. Our regression analyses show that the hiring and dismissal rate as well as the churning rate were lower in establishments with a works council. In contrast, the net employment growth rate over the pandemic and the implementation of short-time work did not differ significantly between establishments with and without a works council. We conclude that worker co-determination did indeed make a difference in terms of higher employment stability for the incumbent workforce during the pandemic.
Subjects: 
Covid-19 pandemic
Co-determination
Personnel adjustments
Works councils
JEL: 
M51
J53
J63
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Document Type: 
Article

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