ABSTRACT

The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly altered people’s experiences of work around the world. In doing so, the crisis has appeared to change the public narrative on work and employment, and consequently has highlighted the continued relevance and value of employment relations as a field of study, in terms of both policy and research. In this paper, we reflect on the implications of the Covid-19 outbreak for the field of employment relations. We argue that the current crisis has highlighted the resilience of the field of employment relations, reminding us of its critical relevance to academic and public interest (although for how long is another matter). However, this can only be understood in the context of the broader dynamics and issues facing this field of study. We outline the challenges faced by academics and practitioners working in this area to build upon this new found attention to ensure that employment relations issues remain central in terms of research, teaching and public policy.

摘要

Covid-19 大流行深刻地改变了世界各地人们的工作体验。在这样做的过程中，危机似乎改变了关于工作和就业的公众叙述，因此突出了就业关系作为一个研究领域在政策和研究方面的持续相关性和价值。在本文中，我们反思了 Covid-19 爆发对雇佣关系领域的影响。我们认为，当前的危机凸显了雇佣关系领域的弹性，提醒我们它与学术和公共利益的关键相关性（尽管持续多久是另一回事）。然而，这只能在该研究领域面临的更广泛动态和问题的背景下才能理解。