TY - JOUR

T1 - Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht

T2 - höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung

AU - Koller, Lena

AU - Schnabel, Claus

AU - Wagner, Joachim

N1 - Dieser Beitrag entstand im Rahmen des DFG-Projektes SCHN 730/3–2 bzw. WA 610/4–2 im Schwerpunktprogramm „Flexibilisierungspotenziale bei heterogenen Arbeitsmärkten”. Wir danken der DFG für die finanzielle Förderung sowie Marc Zedler und einem anonymen Gutachter für sehr hilfreiche Kommentare.

PY - 2007/8/1

Y1 - 2007/8/1

N2 - In Germany, many labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size, and usually these thresholds are defined by the number of employees. The existing 160 thresholds are complex and defined inconsistently, making it difficult for firms to obey the law. Moreover, exceeding a threshold may result in costs for the firm such as establishing a works council or paying a penalty for not employing disabled persons. Although the empirical evidence is mixed, some studies suggest that employment growth is dampened by firms trying not to exceed thresholds. In order to minimize these transaction costs and side effects, we make several suggestions to simplify and unify the threshold regulations. © 2007 die Autoren Journal compilation © 2007, Verein für Socialpolitik und Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

AB - In Germany, many labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size, and usually these thresholds are defined by the number of employees. The existing 160 thresholds are complex and defined inconsistently, making it difficult for firms to obey the law. Moreover, exceeding a threshold may result in costs for the firm such as establishing a works council or paying a penalty for not employing disabled persons. Although the empirical evidence is mixed, some studies suggest that employment growth is dampened by firms trying not to exceed thresholds. In order to minimize these transaction costs and side effects, we make several suggestions to simplify and unify the threshold regulations. © 2007 die Autoren Journal compilation © 2007, Verein für Socialpolitik und Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

KW - Volkswirtschaftslehre

KW - Arbeitsrecht

KW - Kündigungsschutz

KW - Betriebsgröße

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U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2516.2007.00250.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2516.2007.00250.x

M3 - Zeitschriftenaufsätze

VL - 8

SP - 242

EP - 255

JO - Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

JF - Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

SN - 1465-6493

IS - 3

ER -