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Works Councils and Fixed-Term Employment: Evidence from West German Establishments
Boockmann, Bernhard | Hagen, Tobias
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 123 (2003), Iss. 3 : pp. 359–381
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Boockmann, Bernhard
Hagen, Tobias
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Abstract
Works councils and employees represented by them have diverse interests with regard to the use of fixed-term contracts. On the one hand, these contracts may be a threat to the position of permanent workers. On the other, the use of atypical work in the establishment could also increase permanent workers' job security, as suggested by dual labour market theory. Our empirical results reflect this ambiguity. While the existence of a works council influences the likelihood of employing fixed-term workers positively, it is negatively associated with their share in total employment in establishments using fixed-term labour. Empirical analysis of worker flows suggests that this effect is due to differences in the number of fixed-term workers, rather than differences in the duration of contracts.