Personnel adjustments during the Covid-19 pandemic: did co-determination make a difference?

IF 1.6 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR

Journal for Labour Market Research Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI:10.1186/s12651-024-00362-1

Daniel Fackler, Claus Schnabel, Jens Stegmaier

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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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Covid-19 大流行期间的人事调整：共同决定是否起了作用？

本研究利用在科维德-19 大流行病期间调查的德国企业的独特数据集，研究了在危机期间，有职工委员会和没有职工委员会的企业在人事调整方面是否存在差异。我们的回归分析表明，在有职代会的企业中，雇佣率、解雇率和流失率都较低。相比之下，大流行病期间的净就业增长率和短时工作制的实施情况在有职工委员会和没有职工委员会的企业之间没有显著差异。我们的结论是，在大流行病期间，工人共同决策确实在提高在职员工的就业稳定性方面发挥了作用。

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Journal for Labour Market Research INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-

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2.60

自引率

5.90%

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审稿时长

15 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal for Labour Market Research is a journal in the interdisciplinary field of labour market research. As of 2016 the Journal publishes Open Access. The journal follows international research standards and strives for international visibility. With its empirical and multidisciplinary orientation, the journal publishes papers in English language concerning the labour market, employment, education / training and careers. Papers dealing with country-specific labour market aspects are suitable if they adopt an innovative approach and address a topic of interest to a wider international audience. The journal is distinct from most others in the field, as it provides a platform for contributions from a broad range of academic disciplines. The editors encourage replication studies, as well as studies based on international comparisons. Accordingly, authors are expected to make their empirical data available to readers who might wish to replicate a published work on request. Submitted papers, who have passed a prescreening process by the editors, are generally reviewed by two peer reviewers, who remain anonymous for the author. In addition to the regular issues, special issues covering selected topics are published at least once a year. As of April 2015 the Journal for Labour Market Research has a "No Revisions" option for submissions (see ‘Instructions for Authors’).