Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: decline of collective agreements slows slightly in 2020 Germany: decline of collective agreements slows slightly in 2020 Through . Published on 21 May 2021 à 14h48 - Update on 21 May 2021 à 14h48 Resources The Institute for Employment Research (IAB), which is part of Germany’s Federal Employment Agency, has just published figures on the scope of collective agreements in 2020. These figures are very reliable, since they are based on responses from a panel of 16,000 companies. Last year, 43% of German employees – 45% of those in the west of the country and 32% in the east – worked in a company that respected a branch agreement. These figures mark a slight decline from 46% and 34% respectively in 2019. To put these figures into perspective and to better measure the long-term decline, it should be pointed out that in 1996, 70% of employees in the west and 55% in the east worked in a company covered by a collective branch agreement. Another finding for 2020 is that the proportion of employees working in a company that has negotiated an ‘in-house agreement’ remains stable with 8% in the west (compared to 7% in 2019) and 11% in the east (11% in 2019). Finally, the proportion of employees working in companies not covered by a collective branch agreement remained stable in the west at 47% (no change from 2019), but increased in the east to 57% (up from 55% in 2019). Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels