Welcome to the Institute

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.


News
New judgment note on European vacation law published

Dominik Leist has discussed the decision of the ECJ C-218/22 and comes to the conclusion that it is convincing and consistent with previous case law.

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Participation in the 9th Labour Law Moot Court of the Federal Labour Court

The Moot Court of the Federal Labour Court is a trial simulation that takes place every two years. This year, 29 teams from different universities took part and acted as trial representatives.

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AASLE 2023 Konferenz

In December 2023 Björn Becker, Marco Clemens und Sven Hartmann from the IAAEU attended the 2023 Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference (AASLE) at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. At AASLE, researchers presented their latest findings in various areas of labour market research.

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New publication in the series "Casework in Labour Law": Leave entitlements under the influence of EU law

An article by Jana Hagenmüller and Dominik Leist on the topic of "Leave entitlements under the influence of EU law - forfeiture and compensation in the case of long-term illness" continues the series of articles "Casework in labour law" founded by the IAAEU's legal working group.

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Visiting Research Stay at the University of Ottawa

Marco Clemens, a PhD student and member of the economics team at IAAEU, visited the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) from September 1 to October 30, 2023. During his visit, Mr. Clemens participated in a variety of research seminars and workshops on topics such as the size of the labor market, unemployment insurance, and perspectives on relocation from China.

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News
New judgment note on European vacation law published

Dominik Leist has discussed the decision of the ECJ C-218/22 and comes to the conclusion that it is convincing and consistent with previous case law.

Read more
Participation in the 9th Labour Law Moot Court of the Federal Labour Court

The Moot Court of the Federal Labour Court is a trial simulation that takes place every two years. This year, 29 teams from different universities took part and acted as trial representatives.

Read more
AASLE 2023 Konferenz

In December 2023 Björn Becker, Marco Clemens und Sven Hartmann from the IAAEU attended the 2023 Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference (AASLE) at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. At AASLE, researchers presented their latest findings in various areas of labour market research.

Read more
New publication in the series "Casework in Labour Law": Leave entitlements under the influence of EU law

An article by Jana Hagenmüller and Dominik Leist on the topic of "Leave entitlements under the influence of EU law - forfeiture and compensation in the case of long-term illness" continues the series of articles "Casework in labour law" founded by the IAAEU's legal working group.

Read more
Visiting Research Stay at the University of Ottawa

Marco Clemens, a PhD student and member of the economics team at IAAEU, visited the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) from September 1 to October 30, 2023. During his visit, Mr. Clemens participated in a variety of research seminars and workshops on topics such as the size of the labor market, unemployment insurance, and perspectives on relocation from China.

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Dissertation award for Dr. Sven Hartmann

Sven Hartmann, a research associate at IAAEU, was rewarded for his outstanding Doctoral Thesis by the Association "Freundeskreis Trierer Universität e. V." in November 2023.

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Events
Colloquium on Economics

On Tuesday 23.04.2024 at 16:00 (H714, Campus II), the next lecture in the framework of the economic colloquium in SoSe 2024 will take place, to which we are happy to invite you. Cäcilia Lipowski from the ZEW with the topic of: "No Kids, No Tech: How Shortages of Young Workers Hinder Firm Technology Adoption".

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Workshop on Labour Economics 2024

The Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), together with the chair for Personnel Economics at Trier University, are jointly organising the 16th Workshop on Labour Economics, to be held on April 11-12, 2024.

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Events
Colloquium on Economics

On Tuesday 23.04.2024 at 16:00 (H714, Campus II), the next lecture in the framework of the economic colloquium in SoSe 2024 will take place, to which we are happy to invite you. Cäcilia Lipowski from the ZEW with the topic of: "No Kids, No Tech: How Shortages of Young Workers Hinder Firm Technology Adoption".

Read more
Workshop on Labour Economics 2024

The Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), together with the chair for Personnel Economics at Trier University, are jointly organising the 16th Workshop on Labour Economics, to be held on April 11-12, 2024.

Read more

OUR RESEARCH GROUPS