Works Councils and Plant Closings in Germany

• Autores: John T. Addison, Lutz Bellmann, Arnd Kölling
• Localización: British journal of industrial relations, ISSN 0007-1080, Vol. 42, Nº. 1, 2004, págs. 125-148
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper is the first study to investigate the impact of workplace representation on plant closings in Germany, using data from a nationally representative establishment panel. Across all establishments in our sample, we find evidence of a positive association between works council presence and plant closings. There is the contrary suggestion that industry‐wide collective bargaining plays a neutral to benign role. As for the interaction between collective bargaining and workplace representation, this appears strongest for establishments with fewer than 50 employees: such plants are much more likely to close if they have a works council and are not covered by a collective agreement.