Rapid Review on COVID-19, Work-Related Aspects, and Age Differences

Lara Bellotti, Sara Zaniboni, Cristian Balducci and Gudela Grote
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Lara Bellotti: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 47521 Cesena, Italy
Sara Zaniboni: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 47521 Cesena, Italy
Cristian Balducci: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Gudela Grote: Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-24

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the labor market and multiple aspects of work and workers’ life. The present rapid review analyzes this impact considering the effects that COVID-19 pandemic had on employment and work-related aspects across different age groups. A comprehensive literature search was performed on scientific contributions published between 2019 and March 2021, resulting in 36 papers pertinent to the scope of this review. Findings were grouped according to different topics, all linked to age: occupational risk, implications on the labor market (i.e., job loss and reemployment, job insecurity, turnover intentions and retirement, and healthcare workers’ return-to-work phase), remote work, and key individual and organizational resources and strategies. Overall, the review revealed variability across age groups in the impact this pandemic had on employment and several work-related aspects (i.e., occupational risk, remote work). Findings supported an age-differential effect of normative history-graded events such as the current pandemic, highlighting different responses and consequences depending on workers’ age.

Keywords: coronavirus; work; age; occupational risk; labor market; retirement; remote work; individual and organizational strategies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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