Abstract

This article considers policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis as they affect the labour market, how these policies are evolving and some of the design issues they face. The concentration is on the UK, but other countries are also discussed for comparative purposes. The Job Retention Scheme is a successful innovation to keep temporarily stopped workers attached to their employers. However, since economic recovery will be slow, it is not sustainable in its current form. A sustained rise in unemployment is inevitable and alternative policies to mitigate this and the dangers of scarring are discussed. The structure of output will change, as therefore will the composition of jobs. A comprehensive active manpower policy will be needed to efficiently match job seekers to available jobs. The young are likely to suffer disproportionately from the recession and this makes it essential to introduce radical policies to boost work-based training and to enhance the contribution made by further and higher education institutions.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19和英国劳动力市场

摘要

本文考虑了针对COVID-19危机的政策对策，因为它们影响着劳动力市场，这些政策的发展方式以及所面临的一些设计问题。集中在英国，但出于比较目的也讨论了其他国家。职位保留计划是一项成功的创新，可以使临时停下来的工人与雇主保持联系。但是，由于经济复苏将缓慢，因此目前的形式是不可持续的。失业率的持续上升是不可避免的，并讨论了减轻这种状况的替代政策以及造成疤痕的危险。产出的结构将发生变化，因此工作构成也会发生变化。将需要一项全面的积极人力政策，以有效地将求职者与可用工作进行匹配。