Tarifliche Öffnungsklauseln

Abstract

"In a representative survey conducted by the IAB Establishment Panel in 2005, 13 percent of establishments covered by collective bargaining said that there existed opening clauses in their collective agreements (many more did not know). About one-half of these establishments had made use of such opening clauses. The majority of opening clauses in use concerned working-time adjustments, whereas opening clauses that allowed reductions in (nominal or real) wages were applied less frequently. Establishments with a good or very good profit situation were less likely to make use of opening clauses of either sort. By informing establishments about existing opening clauses and by introducing additional clauses, the social partners could improve the acceptance of the German system of collective bargaining and reduce firms' propensity to leave the system." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Kohaut, S. & Schnabel, C. (2006): Tarifliche Öffnungsklauseln. Verbreitung, Inanspruchnahme und Bedeutung. (Universität Erlangen, Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik. Diskussionspapiere 41), Erlangen u.a., 21 p.