Short- and long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on perceptions of job insecurity in Switzerland: the role of short-time work and work-from-home

This study investigates the short- and long-term impact of Switzerland’s initial Covid-19 economic shutdown on perceptions of job insecurity. According to Swiss Household Panel (SHP) data, perceived job insecurity was seen to rise from 2019 to 2020 and then decline in subsequent years. Employees on short-time work perceived the most significant initial rise, but reported the most substantial…