New rules for digital work
A collection of research seeks to shed light on the relationships between innovation and new jobs
Working in the digital era is a complex issue, both contractually and legally. We must consider how rules apply to new work forms from various perspectives. To address this, Fiorella Lunardon, a labour law professor at the University of Turin, and Emanuele Menegatti, her counterpart in Bologna, have led a number of research projects. These are compiled in “I nuovi confini del lavoro: la trasformazione digitale” (“The New Boundaries of Work: Digital Transformation”).
The collection contains eight insights that explore how digital transformations affect the world of work from various angles. This leads into a number of reflections on the role of lawmakers in regulating these changes, as well as the contributions of social partners and workers, to ensure a fair digital transition.
Following an introduction linking digital innovation and employment law, the analysis moves on to explore collective bargaining and then examines Spain’s approach to regulating the intersection of digital technologies and professions. The discussion proceeds to consider the “digitalised enterprise” and the German model related to trade union regulations. The final section of the study investigates the impact of digitalisation on working hours and offers two detailed studies on the role of Artificial Intelligence.
The editors’ reading of this phenomenon aims to understand the impact of digital technologies with a human-centred approach that is also robust enough to adapt to ongoing changes. Lunardon and Menegatti’s research may be a challenging read, but it is essential to get to grips with the evolving nature of work and its regulations.
I nuovi confini del lavoro: la trasformazione digitale
Fiorella Lunardon, Emanuele Menegatti (eds.)
Italian Labour Law and-Studies, Department of Sociology and Business Law, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, 2024
A collection of research seeks to shed light on the relationships between innovation and new jobs
Working in the digital era is a complex issue, both contractually and legally. We must consider how rules apply to new work forms from various perspectives. To address this, Fiorella Lunardon, a labour law professor at the University of Turin, and Emanuele Menegatti, her counterpart in Bologna, have led a number of research projects. These are compiled in “I nuovi confini del lavoro: la trasformazione digitale” (“The New Boundaries of Work: Digital Transformation”).
The collection contains eight insights that explore how digital transformations affect the world of work from various angles. This leads into a number of reflections on the role of lawmakers in regulating these changes, as well as the contributions of social partners and workers, to ensure a fair digital transition.
Following an introduction linking digital innovation and employment law, the analysis moves on to explore collective bargaining and then examines Spain’s approach to regulating the intersection of digital technologies and professions. The discussion proceeds to consider the “digitalised enterprise” and the German model related to trade union regulations. The final section of the study investigates the impact of digitalisation on working hours and offers two detailed studies on the role of Artificial Intelligence.
The editors’ reading of this phenomenon aims to understand the impact of digital technologies with a human-centred approach that is also robust enough to adapt to ongoing changes. Lunardon and Menegatti’s research may be a challenging read, but it is essential to get to grips with the evolving nature of work and its regulations.
I nuovi confini del lavoro: la trasformazione digitale
Fiorella Lunardon, Emanuele Menegatti (eds.)
Italian Labour Law and-Studies, Department of Sociology and Business Law, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, 2024