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February 20, 2020 | Groups of Persons

Family-friendly organizational arrangements - anything but "a fuss” (over nothing)!

Ann-Christin Bächmann, Corinna Frodermann, Daniela Grunow, Marina Hagen, Dana Müller

In Germany, more and more companies are offering measures to improve the reconciliation of family and work. This carries benefits for companies and employees alike, because family-friendly measures ...read more

Eine Wippe neigt sich nach rechts. Auf dem linken Ende sitzt ein rotes Püppchen mit einem kleinen Stapel an Geldmünzen, auf dem nach unten gesenkten rechten Ende sitzt ein blaues Püppchen mit zwei größeren Geldmünzenstapeln.

December 19, 2019 | Groups of Persons

The sources behind the gender wage gap of university graduates

Malte Sandner, Ipek Yükselen Saif

For every euro a man earned per hour in Germany in 2018, a woman earned on average only 0.79 euros. This amounts to a gender wage gap of 21 percent, which is even greater among high-skilled ...read more

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December 12, 2019 | International Labour Markets

Reforming the German basic income system in international perspective: yes to new avenues, no to a fundamental change

Kerstin Bruckmeier, Regina Konle-Seidl

The authors analyse international reform perspectives of the German basic income ...read more

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November 21, 2019 | Labour Market Trends and Forecasts

Scarcity drives employment growth

Sabine Klinger, Enzo Weber

What is driving Germany’s continued upturn in employment? It has been a while since Hartz reforms and business cycles have lost much of their importance for the labour market. Decisive for the upward ...read more

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October 9, 2019 | Interviews

"Exclusion from steady employment is widespread in Denmark, Finland, and Germany." An interview with Regina Konle-Seidl

Jutta Winters

Regina Konle-Seidl explains the concept of chronic unemployment in Denmark, Finland, and Germany in this video ...read more

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September 11, 2019 | Establishments and the Demand for Personnel

Working time accounts in the public- and private sector: flexible working hours are becoming increasingly important

Peter Ellguth, Hans-Dieter Gerner, Ines Zapf

More and more companies and administrations offer their employees working time accounts. Between 1999 and 2016, the proportion of companies using this instrument has almost doubled. Above all, models ...read more

August 8, 2019 | Forms of Employment

Marginal part-time employment in Germany: live or let die?

Ulrich Walwei

For many mini-jobber it has not been worthwhile to work longer hours up to now. This is a serious obstacle for securing a sustainable supply of skilled workers. A well-thought-out reform completed in ...read more

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July 12, 2019 | Wages and Employment

The gender wage gap in Europe: What can we learn from linked employer-employee data? A workshop report

Alex Bryson, John Forth, Stefanie Wolter

The report presents a summary of the workshop "The gender wage gap in Europe: What can we learn from linked employer-employee ...read more

June 13, 2019 | International Labour Markets

Digital Social Security: How does it work? An interview with Professor Enzo Weber

Jutta Winters

Professor Enzo Weber presents his concept of Digital Social Security in this video interview and explains the first steps to put the concept into ...read more