Could a German labour policy innovation soothe India’s unemployment woes amid COVID-19?
Sanjana, F.
(1 February 2021)
Could a German labour policy innovation soothe India’s unemployment woes amid COVID-19?
South Asia @ LSE.
The German model of “Kurzarbeit”, or short-time work, has proven to prevent the loss of jobs in a rapidly contracting economy, having found increasing purchase worldwide. Skilled jobs require specialisation and by avoiding lay-offs, the model could offer the Indian economy a means to stay resilient. Feroza Sanjana explains how adopting short-time work would help ... Continued
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2021 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 15 Apr 2021 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109172 |