Author (Person) | Tijdens, Kea |
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Series Title | European Journal of Industrial Relations |
Series Details | Vol.20, No.2, June2014, p |
Publication Date | June 2014 |
ISSN | 0959-6801 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: This study uses data from a continuous employee web-survey to investigate the trade-off between wage and workforce adjustments and the role of industrial relations in firm-level responses to the economic crisis in Germany and the Netherlands. Workforce adjustments seemed to be a continuous organizational strategy, but wage adjustments were less often reported. We found no large-scale evidence of wage concessions being traded-off for job protection in the two countries. Collective bargaining ensured that wage-setting was more robust than employment protection: employees covered by collective agreements reported workforce adjustments more often than wage adjustments. Low-educated and low-wage employees reported basic wage reductions more often: the economic crisis increased wage inequality. Labour hoarding was reported predominantly by young, male employees with a permanent, full-time contract. |
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Source Link | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680113516181 |
Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs |
Countries / Regions | Europe, Germany, Netherlands |
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