Williams, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-3610-1933 and Kayaoglu, A. (2020) COVID-19 and undeclared work: impacts and policy responses in Europe. The Service Industries Journal, 40 (13-14). pp. 914-931. ISSN 0264-2069
Abstract
The Coronavirus pandemic has led to restrictions on movement and workplace closures, resulting in governments offering temporary financial support to enterprises and workers. This paper evaluates a group unable to access this financial support, namely those in the undeclared economy, and possible policy responses. To identify the service industries and workers involved, a late 2019 Eurobarometer survey of undeclared work in Europe is reported. This reveals that undeclared work is particularly prevalent in the hospitality, retail and personal services sectors and identifies the population groups over-represented. Given that this undeclared workforce is now largely unable to work, it will be argued that providing access to temporary financial support, through a voluntary disclosure initiative, would be a useful initiative not only to provide the income support these enterprises and workers need but also to bring them out of the shadows and put them on the radar of the state authorities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Service Industries Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | coronavirus; informal economy; undeclared work; tax evasion; service sector; public policy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Apr 2020 09:29 |
Last Modified: | 25 Nov 2021 12:32 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02642069.2020.1757073 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159377 |