השפעת יציאה לחל"ת בזמן משבר הקורונה על מאפייני הקשר שבין עובדים לבין מעסיקים ועל נטיות לעזיבה בקרב העובדים

Translated title of the contribution: The Impact of Furloughs on Employer-Employee Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic:The Case of Israel

גלית קלין, מריאנה דלגץ'

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Abstract

Corporate operations are among the many areas profoundly affected by COVID-19.Companies have had to establish new ways of working, and these have affected employer-employee relationships. While some companies retained their employees by changing working arrangements (working from home), others had to dismiss their workforce. COVID-19 restrictions also created a third group of workers: those who were furloughed or temporarily laid off. Focusing on furloughed workers, this study examines the price ultimately paid by companies and Israel as a whole due to the changes in employee-employer relationships caused by furloughs.This paper‘s analysis of the economic effects of furloughs paints a complex picture of an increased budget deficit and reduced gross domestic product (GDP) and tax revenues (at least in the short term). Nonetheless, payments to furloughed workers helped stave off poverty and secure the economic welfare of the many workers furloughed during the COVID-19 lock downs. In the second part of our research, which examines the impact of employees‘ furloughed status on their attitudes and well-being,we conducted interviews with 16 furloughed employees, as well as cross-sectional studies during the first lockdown (March–April 2020) and four months after it ended (August 2020). The final sample included 336 subjects who continued working during that lockdown or returned to work after their furlough. Furloughed employees reported higher feelings of injustice and job insecurity, as well as greater turnover intentions,than workers who continued working during the lockdown. Even after returning to work after their furloughs ended, workers‘ negative attitudes about their employers persisted, which increased their turnover intentions. However, these results were prominent only among workers reporting high levels of emotional exhaustion. Despite the negative effects furloughs had on employee-employer relationships, our analysis shows that furloughed workers who felt they had been supported by their company during the lockdown expressed understanding and a willingness to contribute to the company. In the last section, we provide recommendations to public and private sector policy makers.
Translated title of the contributionThe Impact of Furloughs on Employer-Employee Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic:The Case of Israel
Original languageHebrew
Pages (from-to)27-104
Number of pages78
Journalמחקרי רגולציה
Volumeה'
StatePublished - 2022

IHP Publications

  • ihp
  • Associations, institutions, etc
  • Attitude (Psychology)
  • Budget deficits
  • Burn out (Psychology)
  • COVID-19 (Disease)
  • COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
  • Economic policy
  • Employees
  • Employment (Economic theory)
  • Equality
  • Gross domestic product
  • Industrial relations
  • Israel -- Economic conditions
  • Job security
  • Labor turnover
  • Saving and investment
  • Unemployment
  • Wages

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