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

Dobbins, Tony, Johnstone, Stewart, Kahancová, Marta, Lamare, J. Ryan ORCID: 0000-0003-4935-2341 and Wilkinson, Adrian (2023) Comparative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on work and employment—Why industrial relations institutions matter. Industrial Relations, 62 (2). pp. 115-125. ISSN 0019-8676

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2023 Regents of the University of California (RUC).
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2024 15:18
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2024 22:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125303

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