Short-time work during the coronavirus pandemic: between crisis management and the transformation of the world of work

December 07, 2020, 6:00 p.m.

Short-time work in the corona pandemic: Between crisis management and transformation of the world of work

with Lukas Heller, M.A. (University of Kassel)

in cooperation with the department "Political System in the FRG - Statehood in Transition" at the University of Kassel

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the instrument of short-time work was used in unprecedented dimensions. This instrument, which has been part of the repertoire of German labor market policy for over 100 years, is facing new challenges, both crisis-specific and structural: On the one hand, the crisis is also affecting sectors that have had little experience with the instrument to date. On the other hand, the crisis goes hand in hand with the ecological and digital transformation of work. This raises the question of the extent to which short-time work has been successfully adapted to these new challenges.

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