Do in-plant alliances foster employment?

Abstract

"In-plant alliances can be good for employees because wages agreed in sectoral collective agreements may lead to severe employment losses during an economic crisis or if in-plant restructuring seems necessary to sustain or improve competitiveness. And their specifically tailored wage concessions, as well as flexible working-time arrangements and reorganizations, can be good for employers - and in the long term for employees. So policymakers should encourage the social partners to conclude in-plant alliances." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Bellmann, L. (2015): Do in-plant alliances foster employment? An instrument for responding to an imminent economic crisis or for increasing firm competitiveness. In: K. F. Zimmermann & A. S. Kritikos (Hrsg.) (2015): Evidence-based policy making in labor economics : the IZA world of labor guide 2015, p. 96-97.