englischEmployers employ various means to obstruct or prevent the election of works councils. This book discusses why the current protection regulations in favour of the election of works councils — especially those incorporated into the Works Constitution Act and the election regulations — are [...]

englischGerman labour law provides a number of statuary rights, which offer employees the possibility to change the number of working hours. These laws require employer and employee to negotiate on the reduction; if an agreement cannot be found, the employer is – under certain conditions – obliged [...]

englischWhenever board-level codetermination, which contains the idea of a democratic economy, meets the public principle in municipal corporations, different arguments for or against board-level codetermination get mixed up with various ideas of public democracy. Different fields of law, such as [...]

englischWomen still earn 23% less than their male collegues. But hardly ever, they sue their employers. Why? What bounderies keep women from accessing law and how can we overcome them with legal mecanisms? First, we have to analyse the effectiveness of the law. In several studies, is showed, that [...]

englischThe number of employees covered by a collective agreement in Germany is steadily diminishing. A major reason for this development is the increasing reluctance of employers to participate in collective bargaining and the decreasing coverage of employers' associations . Initially, the book [...]

Die soziale Demokratie und die öffentliche Infrastruktur geraten immer mehr durch das Primat von wirtschaftlicher Liberalisierung und Privatisierung unter Druck. Genau das sollte aber durch das Sozialstaatsgebot unserer Verfassung ausgeschlossen werden. Der Autor formuliert in seinem Werk zum Thema [...]

Mit dem allgemeinen gesetzlichen Mindestlohn hat der Gesetzgeber den Niedriglohnsektor in der Bundesrepublik neu gestaltet. Unangemessene Löhne sollen verhindert werden, unter anderem um die Sozialversicherung heute und in Zukunft zu stabilisieren und menschenwürdige Arbeitsbedingungen [...]

englischThe new EU procurement directive has to be implemented by the member states until 2016. The essential goal of the reform is to strengthen social interests in the context of awarding public contracts. The main player in order to foster social rights was the European Parliament. The directive [...]

Die Studie analysiert Innovationseffekte der Automobilindustrie aus regionaler Sicht und liefert Mithilfe der Sozialen Netzwerkanalyse eine Vergleichsperspektive für ausgewählte europäische Cluster bezogen auf die Wissensübertragung und Innovationsdynamik und Einbettung der forschenden Institutionen [...]

englischIn Germany, the two major churches and their respective welfare organisations Caritas and Diakonie are amongst the most dominant employers in the country. With regards to the employment law of the churches the German state has granted to them far-reaching special rights. These include a ban [...]