Personnel adjustments during the Covid-19 pandemic: did co-determination make a difference?
Abstract Using a unique dataset of establishments in Germany surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic, this study investigates whether personnel adjustments during the crisis differed between establishments with and without a works council. Our regression analyses show that the hiring and dismissal rat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-02-01
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Series: | Journal for Labour Market Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-024-00362-1 |
Summary: | Abstract Using a unique dataset of establishments in Germany surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic, this study investigates whether personnel adjustments during the crisis differed between establishments with and without a works council. Our regression analyses show that the hiring and dismissal rate as well as the churning rate were lower in establishments with a works council. In contrast, the net employment growth rate over the pandemic and the implementation of short-time work did not differ significantly between establishments with and without a works council. We conclude that worker co-determination did indeed make a difference in terms of higher employment stability for the incumbent workforce during the pandemic. |
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ISSN: | 2510-5027 |