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Working Conditions under Economic Pressure: The Case of the German Cleaning Industry

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  • Florian Schramm

    (Universit„t Hamburg)

  • Michael Schlese

    (Universit„t Hamburg, Organisationsberatung Schlese & Co.)

Abstract

This paper investigates changes in collective bargaining policy in the German cleaning industry in recent years. It uses the Socio-economic Panel (GSOEP) to survey employees on employment conditions and expert interviews with key members of the industry to look at possible new paths of development in the industry as well as the range of attitudes of the players involved. The socio-demography of the employees in the industry was given close attention and, with regard to collective labour agreements in the industry, the role of factors such as temporary employment and the EU eastern enlargement were taken into account in light of a climate of economic difficulties. This study uses Berlin to exemplify the current situation in this industry.

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  • Florian Schramm & Michael Schlese, 2005. "Working Conditions under Economic Pressure: The Case of the German Cleaning Industry," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 16(4), pages 494-511.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:mamere:1861-9908_mrev_2005_04_schramm
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    1. Tilman Brück & John P. Haisken-DeNew & Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2002. "Förderung von Agenturen für haushaltsnahe Dienstleistungen schafft Arbeitsplätze für Geringqualifizierte," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 69(23), pages 363-369.
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    Keywords

    Building Caretakers; Precarious Work; Cleaning Industry; German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP); Collective Bargaining Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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