SLIDE 1 Digital work and co-determination in the construction industry in Germany
- Dr. Gernot Mühge, Tim Harbecke
8Punkt-Institut für Kultur- und Arbeitsmarktforschung
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The debate on digitalization: a jobless industry?
DER SPIEGEL 14/1964 (April) DER SPIEGEL 16/1978 (April) DER SPIEGEL 36/2016 (September)
SLIDE 3 Decreasing employment Structure and quality
„Borderless company“ – crowdwork etc.
Transformation of the economy
Demografic change Cyclical/economic risks Enviromental transition(s)
Macro level debate
– crowdwork etc. risks Digitalization
high degree of uncertainty Adaptability
system
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Transformation of sector? Transformation of the construction sector?
Energy-efficient building refurbishment Urbanization Demografic change Digitalization Infrastructure development
Expected sector- specific economic growth
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Employment by sector in Germany, 1882 to 2016
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Employment by sector in Germany, 1882 to 2016
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Main construction trade: Turnover, 2000-2018, Germany
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Main construction trade: Employment, 2000-2018, Germany
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Construction trade: A latecomer concerning digitalization?
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Digitalization and Working time Privacy / Performance Control by Smart Technology Digitalization and Competence Development All sectors: broad debate
Digitalization at
Construction industry: No in-depth sector- specific debate …apart from: Building Information Modeling (BIM) Catch-up development concerning digitalization Employment Security Digitalization, Health and Safety […]
Digitalization at company level
concerning digitalization
SLIDE 11 Digitalization and Working time Privacy / Performance Control by Smart Technology Digitalization and Competence Development
Digitalization at
Agreements on a Various Risks and Opportunities for Employment Security Digitalization, Health and Safety […] Requirements
Digitalization at company level
Early information, consultation, co- determination Collective „Future Agreements“ Agreements on a digital technology Opportunities for (Decent) Work
SLIDE 12 Summary
- Construction industry: stable growth and very particular sector
specific trends
- Latecomer concerning digitalization – debate is just upcoming and
focused on BIM
- Debate on co-determination and social dialog in the construction
- Debate on co-determination and social dialog in the construction
sector can benefit from broad experience in other sectors