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

Tony Dobbins; Stewart Johnstone; Marta Kahancová; Ryan J. Lamare; Adrian Wilkinson

doi:10.1111/irel.12328

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

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

School of Labor and Employment Relations

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	115-125
Number of pages	11
Journal	Industrial Relations
Volume	62
Issue number	2
Early online date	Jan 24 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12328
State	Published - Apr 2023

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Industrial relations
Strategy and Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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