‘Gig’ workers in Europe: the new platform of rights
Antonio Aloisi and Valerio De Stefano
A presumption of employment and rights on algorithmic management are at the heart of the revived platform-work directive.
Platform-work directive: the clock is ticking
Antonio Aloisi, Silvia Rainone and Nicola Countouris
The ‘gig’-economy directive, a critical legacy of social rights from this EU term, is being held up by some member states.
Generative AI needs more than a light touch
Antonio Aloisi and Valerio De Stefano
Chatbots such as ChatGPT raise huge data-protection and moral questions regulators must address.
‘South working’: the future of remote work
Antonio Aloisi and Luisa Corazza
If remote working is no longer to be temporary, workers could revitalise previously ‘remote’ areas.
The Metaverse is a labour issue
Valerio De Stefano, Antonio Aloisi and Nicola Countouris
The Metaverse has been talked about only in terms of gee-whiz technologies.
European Commission takes the lead in regulating platform work
Valerio De Stefano and Antonio Aloisi
The draft directive published today is already breaking the united front of the platform companies.
Artificial intelligence and workers’ rights
Valerio De Stefano and Antonio Aloisi
A draft EU regulation on artificial intelligence risks exclusion of the social partners and lack of compliance with data-protection requirements.
Who will be covered by an EU instrument on platform work?
Valerio De Stefano and Antonio Aloisi
A broad definition of the ‘worker’ will be essential to avoid platform companies sustaining false self-employment claims.