Questão social, trabalho e crise em tempos de pandemia

Adaptação e reinvenção estratégica: atuação de empresas de saúde privada em tempos de pandemia

“…The gravity of the situation has led the health sciences to give full attention to combating this disease, although it has also been highly demanding for other areas, including those linked to the social sciences, to reflect on the consequences (Rossoni, 2020). Thus, organizational studies and the business field are investigating the possible impacts of the sudden decline in economic activity and the change in behavioral dynamics in companies and among people (Backes et al, 2020;Nasciutti, 2020;Yazbek et al, 2020, Moura & Tomei, 2021Silva et al, 2021). The changes resulting from the crisis generated by COVID-19 have manifested themselves in all dimensions and levels, including the health, economic, political, and social systems (Nasciutti, 2020), thereby impacting the production chain, operational dynamics of human resources, employment ties, and generating a general climate of anxiety and insecurity, subjectively, and in professional, social, and family interpersonal relationships (Hassan et al, 2020).…”

“…In the labor market, unemployment in Brazil reached over 12% by the end of the first quarter of 2020 (Nasciutti, 2020). Added to this are job insecurity and instability, the growth of informal work, reduced wages, outsourcing, and fixed-term contracts (Yazbek et al, 2020). It is also a fact that in this conjuncture of measures of social distancing and isolation (WHO, 2020) and the spread of working from home (Losekann & Mourão, 2020;Rossoni, 2020), the COVID-19 crisis has been changing the ways businesses act regarding the role of technology in communication, especially as a strategy for supplying demands and optimizing administrative processes and organizational services, evidencing a significant increase in adherence and investments regarding technology (Barbosa, 2020;Castro, 2020;Cruvinel, 2020;Galindo Neto et al, 2020).…”

“…The Clinical Director added: "people became afraid of purchasing the card and then being unable to afford the expenses, there began to be less and less activity, some people started to lose their jobs." This statement refers to the direct impact of the pandemic on raising the unemployment rate, as evidenced by Nasciutti (2020) and Yazbek et al (2020).…”

Proteção social e experiências terapêuticoocupacionais: a vida na pandemia de Covid-19

“…A centralidade do capital financeiro e seu domínio sobre o capital produtivo traz consequências graves para a "classe que vive do trabalho" [...], com a manutenção de taxas elevadas de desemprego, insegurança e instabilidade nos empregos, crescimento do trabalho informal e precário, redução de salários, precarização das relações de trabalho, incluindo terceirizações e contratos por prazos determinados, assédios, sofrimentos e adoecimentos, entre outros aspectos 15 . (p. 208) Interface (Botucatu) https://doi.org/10.1590/Interface.…”

“…200753 Filho e Fernandez 16 destacam alterações legislativas nesse período, como a Medida Provisória 927/2020 17 e a Lei 14.020/2020 18 que, respectivamente, previam mudanças estabelecidas "unilateralmente pelo empregador" 16 (p. 12), como teletrabalho, antecipação de férias e feriados, concessão de férias coletivas, além de "uma peculiar configuração do banco de horas" 16 (p. 12), acrescidas da autorização de redução proporcional de jornada e de salário e suspensão contratual. A maior ênfase na oferta de sustentabilidade e segurança ao empregador reitera as penosas consequências para o trabalhador 15 .…”