Short-time work in Europe: Rescue in the coronavirus crisis? An interview with IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl (Series "COVID-19 Crisis: Consequences for the Labour Market") (Interview)

Abstract

"The coronavirus pandemic is keeping the economy on edge. To overcome the crisis, 33 of 36 OECD countries are now using short-time working schemes. All are pursuing the same goal of avoiding redundancies and retaining jobs. While the objective is the same in all countries, each county nevertheless tries to balance out a high use of the instrument and low deadweight effects and abuse. The legal requirements vary considerably across European countries. In an interview, the IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl explains the most important differences, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of short-time work, draws lessons from the use of this instrument in earlier times of crisis, and depicts first developments of short-time work and unemployment figures." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Winters, J., Konle-Seidl, R. (interviewte Person) (2020): Short-time work in Europe: Rescue in the coronavirus crisis? An interview with IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl (Series "COVID-19 Crisis: Consequences for the Labour Market") (Interview). In: IAB-Forum No. 25.06.2020, o. Sz.