Tarifbindung und betriebliche Interessenvertretung

Abstract

"In this article we present the dispersion of collective bargaining agreements according to firm size, industries and federal states using the latest data from the IAB establishment panel. In 2016 about 51% of the workforce in west and 36% in east Germany were employed in firms bound to collective agreements. Since the beginning of data collecting in 1996 coverage has distinctly declined, although during recent years the development has been less clear cut. An examination of co-determination at the plant level reveals that coverage by works councils had hardly changed since 2015, with 43% of the workforce in the private sector of west Germany and 34% in east Germany. However, over a longer period of time a distinct downward movement is also apparent here. Since 2004 data on alternative means of representation has been available but those facilities are far less stable than works councils. Examining both levels of employee participation, we mainly address the extensive representation gaps relating to co-determination on the shop floor and also those areas with no collective agreement at all." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Ellguth, P. & Kohaut, S. (2017): Tarifbindung und betriebliche Interessenvertretung. Ergebnisse aus dem IAB-Betriebspanel 2016. In: WSI-Mitteilungen, Vol. 70, No. 4, p. 278-286. DOI:10.5771/0342-300X-2017-4-278