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Decent work and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: A two-wave study1
Susana Alves Pereira1,2, Nuno Rebelo Dos Santos3, Leonor Pais2
1Business Sciences Department, University of Maia, Castêlo da Maia, Portugal.
Background:
The world is going through a challenging historical moment, with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting billions of lives and communities worldwide.
Objective:
Building on the widespread negative impact of the pandemic on the socio-economic context, and consequently on the labour market, the aim of this study was to analyse the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers' perception of decent work.
Methods:
The Decent Work Questionnaire was administered to 243 workers from seven Portuguese organisations at two-time points (before and during the pandemic).
Results:
Results revealed a positive and significant effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on six of seven dimensions of decent work, particularly those related to Meaningful Remuneration for the Exercise of Citizenship and Health and Safety.
Conclusion:
The positive effects of social comparison processes are stronger than the negative effects of the adverse socio-economic context. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, workers may have compared their work situation with the condition of other workers, activating an increase in their subjective perception of the value of their current reality.
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