@article{2014:ellguth:tarifbindu,
title = {Tarifbindung und betriebliche Interessenvertretung: Ergebnisse aus dem IAB-Betriebspanel 2013},
year = {2014},
note = {In this paper we present the dispersion of collective bargaining
agreements according to firm size and industries using the latest data
of the IAB establishment panel. In 2013 about 52 % of the workforce in
West and 35 % in East Germany were employed in firms that are bound to
collective agreements. From the beginning of the data collection in
1996 up to the present day, coverage has been distinctly declining,
although less pronounced in recent years. Closer attention is paid to
those establishments that pay wages above the collectively agreed
level.         Looking at co-determination at the plant level, we find
that coverage by works councils has hardly changed since 2012 with 43
% of the workforce in the private sector of West Germany and 35 % in
East Germany. However, in the long run a distinct downward movement is
also apparent here. Examining both levels of employee participation
together, we mainly address the extensive gaps of co-determination on
the shop-floor (“betriebliche Vertretungslücken”), as well as
completely blank spots with no collective agreement.},
journal = {WSI-Mitteilungen},
pages = {286--295},
author = {Ellguth, Peter and Kohaut, Susanne},
volume = {67},
number = {4}
}