All posts on: short-time work

Eine junge Frau sitzt an einem Tisch am Fenster und schaut gedankenverloren hinaus. Auf dem Tisch befinden sich eine Tasse, ein Handy und eine Topfpflanze.

December 29, 2023 | Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Younger and less satisfied? Young workers’ life satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany

Juliane Achatz, Bernhard Christoph, Silke Anger

Adverse effects on workers' employment situation are highly unequal for different groups. Young workers were particularly affected by the pandemic. They were less likely to receive short-time work ...read more

July 17, 2023 | International perspectives on applying short-time work during the Covid-19 crisis

“At the peak of the Covid-19 crisis, short-time work covered one in five jobs across the OECD – ten times more than at the height of the global financial crisis”

Jutta Winters

Alexander Hijzen, a senior economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), gives an overview of the country-specific application of short-time work during the Covid-19 ...read more

May 16, 2023 | International perspectives on applying short-time work during the Covid-19 crisis

“At the peak, 40 percent of the French labour force were on short-time work”

Martin Schludi

In France, just like in many other European countries, short-time work has proved to be a powerful tool to prevent massive layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic. The traditional French short-time work ...read more

May 9, 2023 | International perspectives on applying short-time work during the Covid-19 crisis

“Over one million temporary workers lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic, as companies preferred not to include them in short-time work schemes”

Jutta Winters

Spain used a short-time work scheme called “Expediente Temporal de Regulación de Empleo” during the Covid-19 crisis. In this interview, Marcel Jansen, Associate Professor of Economics at the ...read more

March 8, 2023 | International perspectives on applying short-time work during the Covid-19 crisis

“Extended coverage and benefit duration boosted the role of short-time work in Italy during the Covid-19 crisis”

Jutta Winters

In many European countries, short-time work proved to be a strong measure to combat massive layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the case of Italy, a scheme widely used in former times of crisis ...read more

February 28, 2023 | International perspectives on applying short-time work during the Covid-19 crisis

“Short-time work proved to be a highly effective instrument in times of crisis.”

Martin Schludi

In Germany, short-time work has played a crucial role in stabilising the labour market both in the financial and the coronavirus crisis. At the same time, the administration of short-time allowance ...read more

Aktenordner mit der Aufschrift „Kurzarbeit“ liegt quer im Bild. Im Hintergrund sind stehen schwarze Aktenordner aufrecht da.

December 16, 2020 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"

Short-time work, layoffs, and new hires in Germany: how the corona crisis differs from the financial crisis of 2009

Enzo Weber

The corona crisis has impacted the German economy and labour market much more heavily than the financial crisis of 2009. Nevertheless, the number of layoffs has so far been limited compared to the ...read more

Im Hintergrund ist eine leere Fabrikhalle zu sehen. Im Vordergrund sieht man die linke Körperhälfte eines Mannes in blauem Arbeitsoverall, der einen Schutzhelm unter den Arm geklemmt hat.

June 25, 2020 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"

Short-time work in Europe: Rescue in the coronavirus crisis? An interview with IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl

Jutta Winters

IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl presents in this interview her research results on short-time work in Europe in the Corona ...read more