THE RIGHT TO WORK: THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Abstract

The year 2020 was marked by the beginning of the Covid 19 virus pandemic, which manifested its effect at the global level and stopped the affirmative processes of every single country. The consequences of the virus affected the economy, everyday life, the work of institutions, the availability of various goods and services. The Covid 19 pandemic has caused significant changes in the landscape of labor law, which require adaptation in order to protect the rights of employees and respond to new challenges in the world, in the form of appropriate adaptations and needs of workers and employers.This paper includes changes in the field of employment, as well as the psychological characteristics of people and the way they behave after the Covid 19 virus. The author gives an interpretation using the method of observation and comparative analysis and tries to answer the problematic question: "Did the pandemic of the Covid 19 virus affect changes in the labor market and to what extent?" Every social segment is affected, especially the field of jobs, where the previous economic success largely suffers adverse consequences. The focus that is pursued in the pandemic but also in the post pandemic time is precisely empathy and human solidarity, especially in social and economic terms. Through empirical research, the paper aims to present the devastating character of the Covid 19 virus on the labor market in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the emerging trends consequently caused by the aforementioned virus.