for Labour Law and Industrial Relations
in the European Union
THE INSTITUTE
The employees of the IAAEU research the underlying economic and legal conditions for labour in a constantly changing European society. Our task is project-related research, which is interdisciplinary, socially relevant and receives international attention. The goal is to influence the public discourse with scientific findings and thereby improve the conditions for labour and industrial relations. In that light, the institute understands itself as an initiating force for other researchers and for the region. The IAAEU was founded as a public law foundation in 1983. The institute is financed by the German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate and is also a scientific institution attached to Trier University. It is located on Campus II of the University.
Research at the IAAEU takes place under a tight cooperation between the two chairs of the co-directors Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Monika Schlachter (International and European Labour Law and Civil Law) and Prof. Dr. Laszlo Goerke (Business Administration – Personnel Economics). Furthermore, the institute maintains an extensive library with a unique collection of works pertinent to labour law, industrials relations, particularly industrial relations between member states of the EU, and personnel economics.
Language assistants based on artificial intelligence (e.g. Alexa, Siri, Google Home) are already widespread in the private domain. They are also increasingly used in the workplace to increase productivity or counteract the shortage of skilled workers. Language assistants can, for example, provide employees with information that they need to carry out a task. But how do employees react to intelligent language assistants? Do these merely represent a further development of the technological equipment such as computers, as has already taken place in many cases, or do intelligent voice assistants represent a qualitatively different development?
From July 20-22 2023 Jana Hagenmüller participated in the '12. Tagung Junge Arbeitsrechtswissenschaft' (TJAR) in Bayreuth. The general theme of the conference was "Labor law as congealed constitutional law?" and offered numerous speakers from Germany and Austria the opportunity to present their own research results and to put them up for discussion. The keynote speeches were given by Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Monika Schlachter and former Federal Constitutional Judge Prof. Dr. Andreas Paulus. In addition to the interesting lectures, the social program with a historical city tour and a joint dinner offered the participants the opportunity for professional and personal exchange.
Dr Cinzia Rienzo is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Brighton, UK and a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization (GLO). Her main research relates to applied micro-econometrics, focussing on labour topics, education, migration, subjective wellbeing and development issues. During her stay at the IAAEU from 27th to 30th June 2023, she conducts research related to the role of unions on immigrants’ wages, co-operating closely with Laszlo Goerke. She is also working on the impact of nuclear explosions on health and labour market outcomes of women in Kazakhstan, as well as investigating long-term effects of childhood exposure to violence on school-to-work transitions in developing countries.
Why join a union? This question has not yet been fully answered. A recently published study adds another element to the answer. Laszlo Goerke (IAAEU – Trier University) and Adrian Chadi (University of Konstanz) establish a connection between personally perceived insecurity about one's job and joining a trade union. More precisely, this insecurity induces employees to join a trade union where they seek shelter from the consequences of job instability.
The 15th edition of the annual Workshop on Labour Economics (WLE) was again a great success, bringing together nearly 50 researchers from across Europe for lively and stimulating discussions on a wide range of topics. After two years in which the workshop was held only online due to the pandemic, it was very gratifying to finally see all participants come together again on site at the IAAEU in Trier.
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Language assistants based on artificial intelligence (e.g. Alexa, Siri, Google Home) are already widespread in the private domain. They are also increasingly used in the workplace to increase productivity or counteract the shortage of skilled workers. Language assistants can, for example, provide employees with information that they need to carry out a task. But how do employees react to intelligent language assistants? Do these merely represent a further development of the technological equipment such as computers, as has already taken place in many cases, or do intelligent voice assistants represent a qualitatively different development?
From July 20-22 2023 Jana Hagenmüller participated in the '12. Tagung Junge Arbeitsrechtswissenschaft' (TJAR) in Bayreuth. The general theme of the conference was "Labor law as congealed constitutional law?" and offered numerous speakers from Germany and Austria the opportunity to present their own research results and to put them up for discussion. The keynote speeches were given by Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Monika Schlachter and former Federal Constitutional Judge Prof. Dr. Andreas Paulus. In addition to the interesting lectures, the social program with a historical city tour and a joint dinner offered the participants the opportunity for professional and personal exchange.
Dr Cinzia Rienzo is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Brighton, UK and a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization (GLO). Her main research relates to applied micro-econometrics, focussing on labour topics, education, migration, subjective wellbeing and development issues. During her stay at the IAAEU from 27th to 30th June 2023, she conducts research related to the role of unions on immigrants’ wages, co-operating closely with Laszlo Goerke. She is also working on the impact of nuclear explosions on health and labour market outcomes of women in Kazakhstan, as well as investigating long-term effects of childhood exposure to violence on school-to-work transitions in developing countries.
Why join a union? This question has not yet been fully answered. A recently published study adds another element to the answer. Laszlo Goerke (IAAEU – Trier University) and Adrian Chadi (University of Konstanz) establish a connection between personally perceived insecurity about one's job and joining a trade union. More precisely, this insecurity induces employees to join a trade union where they seek shelter from the consequences of job instability.
The 15th edition of the annual Workshop on Labour Economics (WLE) was again a great success, bringing together nearly 50 researchers from across Europe for lively and stimulating discussions on a wide range of topics. After two years in which the workshop was held only online due to the pandemic, it was very gratifying to finally see all participants come together again on site at the IAAEU in Trier.
Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the winter semester of 2023. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.
Economic Colloquia will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the winter semester of 2023. More information will be available soon on our Economics Colloquium page.
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Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the winter semester of 2023. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.
Economic Colloquia will continue to be hold at the IAAEU in the winter semester of 2023. More information will be available soon on our Economics Colloquium page.
