Adjusted bargaining coverage rate: proportion of all wage earners with right to bargaining, WCB*100/(WSEE-wstat) (0-100)
Wage clause in central agreement applies in specified year (if agreement covers > year, or implemented in next year) YN
Agreement between central organisations of trade unions and employers is reached and signed in specified year
The agreement is autonomously negotiated and implemented by unions and employers, and only regards non-wage issues YN
The agreement is autonomously negotiated and implemented by unions and employers, including wage settlement YN
Summary measure of formal authority of unions regarding wage setting at peak and sectoral level (0-1)
Existence of institutionalised bipartite council of central union and employers organizations for wage setting YN
Summary measure of centralisation of wage bargaining, with union authority and concentration at multiple levels
Authority of confederation over its affiliates, additive measure Cfrep, Cfappt, Cfagr, Cffund, Cfveto, divided by max 10
Main confederation(s) represent affiliates politically and is routinely involved in consultation with government
Employees covered by collective bargaining and statutory regulations as proportion of all workers (WCB+wstat) x100/WSEE
Bargaining (or Union) Coverage, private or market sector: proportion of all wage earners in this sector
Employees in public sector covered by collective agreement: proportion of all wage earners in employment in sector
Employers organisation density, as proportion of employees in employment, WSEE is wage earners in employment*100/WSEE
Pact or agreement contains, or is predicated on, concessions regarding employment protection legislation (labour law) YN
Pact or agreement contains or is predicated on concessions regarding employment policies (job creation, subsidies) YN
Effective number of affiliates of confederation 1, defined as the inverse of the Herfindahl-index or 1/H (1- inf)
Effective Number of Union Confederations, defined as the inverse of the Herfindahl-index or 1/H (1- inf)
Effective number of unions, defined as the inverse of the Herfindahl-index or 1/H (0- inf)
Employees covered as a result of extension orders to non-organized employers (0-100)
Membership concentration at the industry level, within confederations (Herfindahl index at sectoral level) (0-1)
Membership concentration at central or confederal level (Herfindahl index at central or peak level) (0-1)
Multi employer bargaining (perc of employees covered by multi-employer agreements)
Number of unaffiliated or independent unions (only national unions or federations) (0- inf)
Net Union Membership: TUM minus union members outside the active, dependent and employed labour force (1- inf)
Union Membership: Union members among dependent labour force as in household surveys or LFS (1- inf)
Wage clause in pact applies in specified year (if pact >one year, or when negotiated in year t are valid in year t+1) YN
A social pact is proposed by government, unions or employers, and negotiations do take place in specified year
A social pact between government, unions and/or employers is signed in specified year YN
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding (old age, retirement) pensions YN
Routine involvement of unions and employers in government decisions on social and economic policy
Single employer bargaining (perc of employees covered by firm- or enterprise-level agreements)
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding social security YN
The agreement is autonomously negotiated and implemented by unions and employers and includes wage settlement YN
The agreement is negotiated and implemented by unions and employers organisations and includes a settlement on wages YN
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding taxation and/or budgetary decisions YN
Existence of a standard (institutionalized) tripartite council concerning social and economic policy (private sector)
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding vocational training YN
Union density rate, net union membership as a proportion of wage earners in employment (Num*100/WSEE)
Union density date, net union membership as proportion wage earners, as in household or LFS: NUM_survey*100/WSEE_survey
Unadjusted bargaining (or union) coverage rate: proportion of all wage earners, WCB*100/WSEE (0-100)
Authority of union over local branches, additive measure Unagr, Unappt, Unfin, Unfund, Unveto, div by max (=10)
Pact or agreement contains, or is predicated, concessions regarding union rights YN
Union coverage of workplaces: Employees in workplaces covered by unions or works councils as proportion of wage earners
pact or agreement is about procedure for wage setting, articulation of levels, conflict procedures, etc YN
Number of employees covered by collective agreements or under statutory regulation: WCB+Wstat (1- inf)
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding working hours YN
Employed wage and salary workers *1,000, source (unless stated otherwise) OECD, Labour Force Statistics