MUNKAJOG A VILÁGJÁRVÁNY IDEJÉN. RÉGI DILEMMÁK, ÚJ MEGOLDÁSOK?
LABOUR LAW DURING THE PANDEMIC. OLD DILEMMAS, NEW SOLUTIONS?

Author(s): Magdolna Vallasek
Subject(s): Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; labour law; protection of workers; crisis management;
Summary/Abstract: 2020 will for sure be remembered in history as the year of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, its effects will affect the social, societal, political, and economic situation of the world for many years to come, and it will be a research topic for scholars of various disciplines. The long-term or irreversible effects of the pandemic will therefore be most debated. But can we really say that the world around us has fundamentally changed and everything will be different from now on as a result of the recent evolutions?In our study, we examine the above issue in the context of labour law. The regulatory constraints and challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic have found labour law in a critical stage of development and transformation. At the same time, regulatory solutions have become necessary to meet the needs of crisis management and the effective protection of workers in the short and long term. Therefore, our initial hypothesis is that basically labour law regulation will necessarily be different after the pandemic subsides, but the changes are actually only amplified by the legal measures taken to deal with the current situation, as they are rooted in deeper causes. Therefore, it is not a cause but much more a catalyst. However, this does not detract from its significance.

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