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THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Ray Markey

Journal of Australian Political Economy2020article
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0.51

Abstract

The social and economic impact of COVID-19 has extended to industrial relations as a result of major changes to work and the labour market. Immediately after the lockdown began, 15% of the Australian workforce was laid off. Job losses have been unevenly spread, with hospitality experiencing a 33.4% reduction, and arts and recreation services 27% (ABS 2020a). Those aged under 30 lost jobs at a particularly high rate. However, the official unemployment rate understates loss of work, because of the JobKeeper wage subsidy, reduced labour force participation and the restrictive ABS definition of unemployment: actively looking for work and less than one hour's work per week. The Reserve Bank estimates that total hours worked fell by 20%, while Treasury estimated unemployment at close to 15% by late May, 2020 (Black 2020a).

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@article{ray2020,
  title        = {{THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS}},
  author       = {Ray Markey},
  journal      = {Journal of Australian Political Economy},
  year         = {2020},
}

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0.51

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.41 × 0.4 = 0.16
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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