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Research Handbook on Decent Work in a Post-COVID 19 World
The Research Handbook on Decent Work in a Post-COVID 19 World is an essential read, assessing prospects for employment, labour standards and the organisation of work in the wake of the pandemic. Contributing authors cover key developments and challenges in the field, from low pay to social protection.
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The Research Handbook on Decent Work in a Post-COVID 19 World is an essential read, assessing prospects for employment, labour standards and the organisation of work in the wake of the pandemic. Contributing authors cover key developments and challenges in the field, from low pay to social protection.
This Research Handbook investigates topics that have become more prominent since the COVID-19 pandemic, such as telework and essential workers. The book’s five central themes of inclusion and equality, the impact of technology, risks and regulation, governance and representation, and global developments provide a framework to examine the challenges and opportunities currently facing workers, trade unions, employers and policy makers.
Scholars and students in fields such as employment relations, human resource management and political economy will find this to be a vital read. The book will also be of value to policy makers, HR practitioners, trade unions and others seeking to understand contemporary issues relating to decent work.
This Research Handbook investigates topics that have become more prominent since the COVID-19 pandemic, such as telework and essential workers. The book’s five central themes of inclusion and equality, the impact of technology, risks and regulation, governance and representation, and global developments provide a framework to examine the challenges and opportunities currently facing workers, trade unions, employers and policy makers.
Scholars and students in fields such as employment relations, human resource management and political economy will find this to be a vital read. The book will also be of value to policy makers, HR practitioners, trade unions and others seeking to understand contemporary issues relating to decent work.
Critical Acclaim
‘This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the world of work and the profound impacts of the COVID pandemic and other contemporary global shocks and challenges. Led by a stellar team of editors and with contributions from leading international experts, the book presents important insights on technological change, equality and inclusion and other key issues that have shaped, and will continue to shape, work across the globe post-COVID.’
– Chris F. Wright, The University of Sydney, Australia
‘The Research Handbook on Decent Work in a Post-COVID 19 World is an extremely timely volume contributed by top scholars in the field. It provides rich insights on a wide range of topics that affect work, families and societies with policy implications.’
– Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia
– Chris F. Wright, The University of Sydney, Australia
‘The Research Handbook on Decent Work in a Post-COVID 19 World is an extremely timely volume contributed by top scholars in the field. It provides rich insights on a wide range of topics that affect work, families and societies with policy implications.’
– Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction: decent work in the post-COVID era 1
Jason Heyes, Janine Leschke, Kirsty Newsome, Michael Reich and Adrian Wilkinson
2 Work and employment transitions11
Jason Heyes and Stefanie Williamson
3 Gender inequality: decent work and women’s economic empowerment in a global setting 34
Marian Baird and Daniel Dinale
4 Decent work for those with episodic disability: a long road to inclusion? 51
Pauline Dibben and Paul Latreille
5 How essential are essential migrant workers? Mobility and work regulations in the times of COVID-19 66
Sara Bojarczuk and Agnieszka Fihel
6 Automation, artificial intelligence and the future of work 84
Martin Krzywdzinski
7 Telework and the drive towards novel employment rights in the European Union 99
Tina Weber and Dragoș Adăscăliței
8 ‘Trapped in reviews’: the role of ratings and response times in shaping work allocation and time manamgement among platform freelancers 113
Valeria Pulignano, Mathew Johnson and Stefania Marino
9 Unemployment protection in changing labour markets 130
Sonja Bekker, Trine Larsen and Janine Leschke
10 Low pay and the future of work: charting the risks and opportunities of digital technologies and climate change 155
Damian Grimshaw
11 Labour standards and global value chains1 177
Mark Anner
12 Work in the informal economy 194
Colin C. Williams
13 Developments in social dialogue and collective bargaining 211
Bernd Brandl
14 The Global Unions as governance actors 224
Michele Ford and Michael Gillan
15 Employee voice and partnership at work 239
Stewart Johnstone and Adrian Wilkinson
16 The state and decent work in a context of social and economic trauma: the challenging nature of intervening, learning, and forgetting 256
Miguel Martínez Lucio and Robert MacKenzie
17 Jobs in a green(ing) economy 271
Bela Galgóczi
18 The finance-dominated accumulation regime and the future of work in the post-COVID world 291
Giorgos Gouzoulis and Engelbert Stockhammer
19 The future of international labour standards beyond the ILO framework: between trade and human rights 306
Mauro Pucheta and June Namgoong
1 Introduction: decent work in the post-COVID era 1
Jason Heyes, Janine Leschke, Kirsty Newsome, Michael Reich and Adrian Wilkinson
2 Work and employment transitions11
Jason Heyes and Stefanie Williamson
3 Gender inequality: decent work and women’s economic empowerment in a global setting 34
Marian Baird and Daniel Dinale
4 Decent work for those with episodic disability: a long road to inclusion? 51
Pauline Dibben and Paul Latreille
5 How essential are essential migrant workers? Mobility and work regulations in the times of COVID-19 66
Sara Bojarczuk and Agnieszka Fihel
6 Automation, artificial intelligence and the future of work 84
Martin Krzywdzinski
7 Telework and the drive towards novel employment rights in the European Union 99
Tina Weber and Dragoș Adăscăliței
8 ‘Trapped in reviews’: the role of ratings and response times in shaping work allocation and time manamgement among platform freelancers 113
Valeria Pulignano, Mathew Johnson and Stefania Marino
9 Unemployment protection in changing labour markets 130
Sonja Bekker, Trine Larsen and Janine Leschke
10 Low pay and the future of work: charting the risks and opportunities of digital technologies and climate change 155
Damian Grimshaw
11 Labour standards and global value chains1 177
Mark Anner
12 Work in the informal economy 194
Colin C. Williams
13 Developments in social dialogue and collective bargaining 211
Bernd Brandl
14 The Global Unions as governance actors 224
Michele Ford and Michael Gillan
15 Employee voice and partnership at work 239
Stewart Johnstone and Adrian Wilkinson
16 The state and decent work in a context of social and economic trauma: the challenging nature of intervening, learning, and forgetting 256
Miguel Martínez Lucio and Robert MacKenzie
17 Jobs in a green(ing) economy 271
Bela Galgóczi
18 The finance-dominated accumulation regime and the future of work in the post-COVID world 291
Giorgos Gouzoulis and Engelbert Stockhammer
19 The future of international labour standards beyond the ILO framework: between trade and human rights 306
Mauro Pucheta and June Namgoong
