The co-operation between business organizations, trade unions and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative analysis of the nature of the tripartite relationship

Brandl, B.

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak has led to an increase in social dialogue in general and, in particular, to an increase in tripartite cooperation between social partners’ organizations and state authorities. This paper takes a critical look behind this cooperation and investigates the underlying rationales behind the tripartite cooperation in 19 countries. It is shown that even though the cooperation generally fulfilled its problem-solving function, an expressive function that signaled unity was identified to be of equal importance in such a time of crisis. This expressive function is also identified to potentially serve as the basis for a renewed social partnership.

Citation

Brandl, B. (2023). The co-operation between business organizations, trade unions and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative analysis of the nature of the tripartite relationship. Industrial Relations, 62(2), 145-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12300

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 16, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Dec 14, 2021
• Publication Date: 2023-04
• Deposit Date: Jan 4, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 15, 2023
• Journal: Industrial Relations
• Print ISSN: 0019-8676
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-232X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 145-171
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12300
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1218021