Abstract
A new organisational model is being applied to work, overtaking the classic (and
usually divisive) categories through which the phenomenon is analysed according to the
Fordist theory (by way of example, organisation – subordination – powers – rights –
obligations). Work entails important theoretical questions if it is linked to the most
advanced technology (in Europe, in particular, Industry 4.0 and Gig Economy). If work
has already been considered ‘incomplete’ (non-hyphenated word) because a feature of
the employment contract under a market economy is its incompleteness, given that
work-effort bargain and labour capacity cannot easily be specified ex ante, it should be
expected to be all the more ‘in-complete’ in the future due to the peculiar legal
relationship that will come to life among (i) the worker, (ii) the employer, and (iii) the
machine endowed with artificial intelligence (intelligent machine). The hyphen between
‘in’ and ‘complete’ bears witness to such legal relationship. The intelligent machine can
be considered as a third subject, as it is a ‘third element’ that takes part in the legal
matters of the contractual pattern involving the employer and the worker. Therefore,
beyond traditional scenarios in labour law, there are wider prospects. These prospects
concern the impact of the intelligent machine on work organisation in the factory of the
future. This is probably one of the reasons why labour regulation is changing and will
change further.
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | The Future of Work. Labour Law and Labour Market Regulation in the Digital Era |
Pagine | 177-190 |
Numero di pagine | 14 |
Volume | 2021 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2021 |
Keywords
- Artificial Intelligence