A case of employers never letting a good crisis go to waste?: an investigation of how work becomes even more precarious for hourly-paid workers under Covid

Eva Herman; Jill Rubery; Gail Hebson

doi:10.1111/irj.12344

A case of employers never letting a good crisis go to waste?: an investigation of how work becomes even more precarious for hourly-paid workers under Covid

Eva Herman
, Jill Rubery
, Gail Hebson

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Abstract

The fragility of employers’ voluntary, business-case based improvements to employment standards for front-line hourly-paid staff is revealed in two organisational case studies from the art and care sectors. For different reasons Covid provided a catalyst for employers to enact passive and active exit strategies that made work more precarious.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	442-457
Journal	Industrial Relations Journal
Volume	52
Early online date	18 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12344
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2021

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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A case of employers never letting a good crisis go to waste?: an investigation of how work becomes even more precarious for hourly-paid workers under Covid

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