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Labour market developments, non-standard employment and low wages in Germany
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Abstract In terms of basic labour market developments and outcomes Germany is faring comparatively well. Indeed, against the European trend, Germany saw employment rates increasing and unemployment decreasing during the economic crisis. But since the deregulatory Hartz reforms of the early and mid-2000s, the... view more
In terms of basic labour market developments and outcomes Germany is faring comparatively well. Indeed, against the European trend, Germany saw employment rates increasing and unemployment decreasing during the economic crisis. But since the deregulatory Hartz reforms of the early and mid-2000s, the last decade saw non-standard forms of employment increasing substantially and the low wage sector surging. One of the aims of the Hartz reforms was to
increase employment opportunities, among other in the low wage sector, especially in services. Non-standard workers and among them fixed-term, temporary agency workers, regular part-time workers and mini-jobbers are disproportionally affected by low wages.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; labor market trend; type of employment; low wage; deregulation; service work; Hartz-Reform; temporary employment; temporary work; part-time work; minimal employment
Classification
Labor Market Research
Free Keywords
EU-LFS; atypical employment
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 67-78
Journal
Anuario IET de trabajo y relaciones laborales, 2 (2014)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/aiet.28
ISSN
2339-5753
Status
Published Version; reviewed