1. The German work-sharing scheme : an instrument for the crisis
- Author
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Crimmann, Andreas, Wieβner, Frank, and Bellmann, Lutz
- Subjects
work sharing, economic recession, labour policy, Germany, short time working, further training, management attitude, employees attitude, labour cost, partage du travail, récession économique, politique du travail, Allemagne, travail à temps réduit, perfectionnement, attitude patronale, attitude des salariés, coût de la main-d'oeuvre, repartición del trabajo, recesión económica, política laboral, Alemania, trabajo a tiempo reducido, perfeccionamiento, actitud de la dirección, actitud de los trabajadores, costo de la mano de obra - Abstract
Explains the "Kurzarbeit" scheme whereby a reduced volume of work is spread over the same or similar number of workers by a reduction of working time. Gives the perspectives of employers and employees and its use of as a labour market policy tool in times of economic crisis. Analyses the types of establishments which have used work sharing, its cost, and the extent to which work-sharing participants have received further training.
- Published
- 2010