Changing workplace geographies in the COVID-19 crisis
Darja Reuschke, Alan Felstead
Abstract
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed workplace geographies with large proportions of people working at home during the ‘Great Lockdown’. This commentary argues that working at home has emerged as a key policy response and one in which inequalities are embedded. We outline the nature of these social and spatial inequalities by examining existing evidence and data for the Global North, and consider some of the economic and policy challenges ahead.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Inequality2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)SociologySocial inequalityPolitical scienceEconomic geographyGeographyMathematicsVirologyDiseaseBiologyPathologyMathematical analysisInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakMedicineEmployment and Welfare StudiesUrban Transport and AccessibilityCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts