All articles for: Labour Market, Employment and Social Policy
December 20, 2018 | Forms of Employment
The rise of online labour markets: freelancing and gig working via internet platforms
Vili Lehdonvirta
The article focuses on online gig economy which is transnational and spans a full spectrum of skills, from data entry to software development.... Read more
September 13, 2018 | Forms of Employment
Setting out for Digital Social Security
Enzo Weber
Platform work is increasing worldwide, leaving a serious lack of social protection. In spite of the international and flexible character of platform work,... Read more
June 14, 2018 | Labour Market, Employment and Social Policy
Codetermination losing ground
Peter Ellguth
Like collective bargaining coverage, codetermination is becoming less and less significant in German companies. Only a minority of employees, especially in East Germany,... Read more
June 4, 2018 | Labour Market, Employment and Social Policy
Binding collective agreements: The downward trend continues
Susanne Kohaut
Wages and working conditions are negotiated between employers and employees. Collective agreements provide both parties with an institutional framework to that end. But... Read more
February 9, 2018 | Labour Market, Employment and Social Policy
The Timing of Structural Labor Market Reforms Matters
Enzo Weber
Ever since the economic and financial crises of the late 2000s – also known as the Great Recession –, demands for structural reforms... Read more
January 26, 2018 | International Labour Markets
The flow of migrants to Germany and their integration into the labour market
Herbert Brücker
Since 2015, questions around migration and the integration of migrant men and women into the labour market, the education system and all other... Read more
December 21, 2017 | Groups of Persons
Longer maternity leave – healthier mothers?
Nicole Gürtzgen, Karsten Hank
Leave policies allowing parents to take time off work after childbirth are considered an important measure to buffer the stresses associated with childrearing... Read more
September 1, 2017 | Interviews
Active labour market policy in Germany: an interview with IAB Director Joachim Möller
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August 24, 2017 | International Labour Markets
Recent book publication: Productivity Puzzles Across Europe
Alfred Garloff
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