Work in the digital age : a coursebook on labor, technology, and regulation /
Miriam A. Cherry.
- xxix, 363 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Aspen coursebook series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The structure of the on-demand economy -- Employment classification of platform workers -- A comparative and international analysis of on-demand work and the search for solutions -- The gamification of work -- Big data and people analytics -- Emerging technologies and work: artificial intelligence, 3D printing, blockchain, and drones -- Solutions and policy approaches
Work in the Digital Age: A Coursebook on Labor, Technology, and Regulation focuses on certain technologies: the platform economy and gig work, big data and people analytics, gamification, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management, blockchain technology, drones, and 3D printing. The book provides perspectives on these new and emerging technologies from employers, unions, individual workers, national courts and governments, and international organizations. Altogether, the book questions whether current systems of labor and employment regulation are adequate and appropriate to respond to these new technologies. Finally, the book examines potential policy solutions to technological unemployment including universal basic income, shorter hours, and job guarantees. The best way to shape the future of work is to create the policy changes that we wish to see now, and this book provides a blueprint for thinking about a future of work that is productive, efficient, equitable, and sustainable.
9781454899006
2020047555
Labor laws and legislation. Information technology--Law and legislation. Labor--Effect of technological innovations on. Technological innovations--Law and legislation.
Derecho laboral Tecnología de la información -- Derecho y legislación