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Comparative impacts of the COVID ‐19 pandemic on work and employment—Why industrial relations institutions matter

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This introduction assesses the international impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on work and employment. It outlines conceptually why industrial relations institutions matter for shaping policy choices across different countries. This includes countries in the Global South that are not covered by conventional varieties of capitalism theories. An important focus is what IR institutions and policies played a protective role in the decommodification of labor during the pandemic, notably short‐time working (furlough) schemes, tripartite cooperative pacts, works councils, collective bargaining, and active labor market policies. IR institutions continue to matter, and the contributions in this Special Issue can inform future research.

Source: Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society

DOI: 10.1111/irel.12328

Authors: Tony Dobbins, Stewart Johnstone, Marta Kahancová, J. Ryan Lamare, Adrian Wilkinson

Institutions: University of Birmingham, University of Strathclyde, Comenius University Bratislava, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Griffith University, University of Sheffield

Language: English

Topic: Labor Movements and Unions

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4319793897

FWCI: 9.179

Cites: 43

Cited by: 21

Related to: 10