Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/80553 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 7361
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We examine the relationship between works councils and two different types of employment separation: dismissals by the firm and voluntary quits by employees. Based on representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we find a negative relationship between works councils and both kinds of separation. This is particularly true for skilled blue collar as well as qualified white collar workers compared to employees in other job categories. Additionally, we find first hints for a positive relation between works councils and the relevance of severance payments in the case of dismissals.
Subjects: 
dismissal
employment separation
quit
severance pay
works council
JEL: 
M5
J6
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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