The role of union health and safety representatives during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of the UK food processing, distribution, and retail sectors

Autor: Minjie Cai, Sian Moore, Chris Ball, Matt Flynn, Ken Mulkearn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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ISSN: 0019-8692
Popis: This article highlights the weakness of the UK's occupational health and safety infrastructure exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilising a political economy perspective, it captures the critical role of workplace union safety representatives in mitigating risk and contesting the expropriation of health and recommodification of labour, specifically inadequate sick pay.
Databáze: OpenAIRE