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Personnel Adjustments during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Did Co-Determination Make a Difference?

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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14873

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
Thema
personnel adjustments
co-determination
works councils
COVID-19
pandemic

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Fackler, Daniel
Schnabel, Claus
Stegmaier, Jens
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2021

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Fackler, Daniel
  • Schnabel, Claus
  • Stegmaier, Jens
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2021

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