Pay policies of firms and collective wage contracts

Abstract

"Theoretical considerations suggest that firms establish consistent internal wage structures and pay wage premiums of similar size across occupational groups. Strong evidence for the existence of coherent employer pay policies across occupations is found using a German employer-employee data set. However, firm-specific elements of wage policies are less prevalent in firms applying industry-level collective contracts than in firms with individual-level wage contracts." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Gerlach, K. & Stephan, G. (2006): Pay policies of firms and collective wage contracts. An uneasy partnership? In: Industrial relations, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 47-68. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2006.00413.x