Works councils, collective bargaining, and apprenticeship training. Evidence from German firms.

Autor/inn/en	Kriechel, Ben; Muehlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald; Schütte, Miriam
Titel	Works councils, collective bargaining, and apprenticeship training. Evidence from German firms. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Betriebsräte, Tarifverhandlungen und Lehrlingsausbildung. Befunde aus deutschen Firmen.
Quelle	In: Industrial relations, 53 (2014) 2, S. 199-222 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0019-8676; 1468-232X
DOI	10.1111/irel.12061
Schlagwörter	Treue; Mitbestimmung; Betriebsgröße; Bildungsinvestition; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Tarifverhandlung; Ausbildungskosten; Ausbildungsbetrieb; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Auswirkung; Betrieb; Betriebsrat; Institution
Abstract	In this paper, we investigate the effects of works councils on apprenticeship training in Germany. The German law attributes works councils substantial information and co-determination rights to training-related issues. Thus, works councils may also have an impact on the cost-benefit relation of workplace training. Using detailed firm-level data containing information on the costs and benefits of apprenticeship training, we find that firms with works councils make a significantly higher net investment in training compared to firms without such an institution. We also find that the fraction of former trainees still employed with the same firm 5 years after training is significantly higher in the presence of works councils, thus enabling firms to recoup training investments over a longer time horizon. Furthermore, all works council effects are much more pronounced for firms covered by collective bargaining agreements (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2014/3