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. Daniel Ulber (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.
Last week, the IAAEU Summer School for Young Researchers in European Labour Law took place for the first time at the University of Trier. This event brought together students, PhD candidates, and postdocs from across the EU interested in labour law issues to discuss questions regarding Platform work in European labour law and develop their own ideas.
The 15. Young Economists Conference took place on 17–18 September 2026 at the Chamber of Labour (Arbeiterkammer) in Vienna. Ulugbek Aminjonov presented the paper "The Protecting Hand: Works Councils and the Cost of Motherhood", written jointly with Yue Huang. The authors thank all participants for their valuable comments and suggestions.
On September 18 and 19, 2026, the Herbstworkshop of the Wissenschaftliche Kommission Personal took place at the Free University in Bolzano, Italy. During the autumn workshop, Laszlo Georke presented joint work with Sven Hartmann and Yue Huang on Workplace Co-determination and Supplementary Compensation.
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Last week, the IAAEU Summer School for Young Researchers in European Labour Law took place for the first time at the University of Trier. This event brought together students, PhD candidates, and postdocs from across the EU interested in labour law issues to discuss questions regarding Platform work in European labour law and develop their own ideas.
The 15. Young Economists Conference took place on 17–18 September 2026 at the Chamber of Labour (Arbeiterkammer) in Vienna. Ulugbek Aminjonov presented the paper "The Protecting Hand: Works Councils and the Cost of Motherhood", written jointly with Yue Huang. The authors thank all participants for their valuable comments and suggestions.
On September 18 and 19, 2026, the Herbstworkshop of the Wissenschaftliche Kommission Personal took place at the Free University in Bolzano, Italy. During the autumn workshop, Laszlo Georke presented joint work with Sven Hartmann and Yue Huang on Workplace Co-determination and Supplementary Compensation.
On April 8-9, 2027, the IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University will host the 19th Workshop on Labour Economics. The Call for Papers is available here.
Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the summer semester of 2026. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.
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On April 8-9, 2027, the IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University will host the 19th Workshop on Labour Economics. The Call for Papers is available here.
Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the winter semester of 2025/26. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.
