Artificial Intelligence and Labour Law: A Global Overview (Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law)

This volume provides a comprehensive legal analysis of the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the organization of work.As algorithmic management is proliferating across industries, market players have started utilizing automated decision-making tools throughout the entire employment lifecycle, from hiring to contract termination.The digitalization process has also paved the way to the creation of new professions as well as of unprecedented virtual spaces of work, which can potentially become a tool for the training and qualification of workers who are already employed (even in traditional jobs: e.g., drivers and janitors).Furthermore, as the widespread debate on the so-called Predictive Justice showcases, AI might be used in the adjudication of labour disputes by either Courts or Arbitrators.The book initially maps, from a theoretical point of view, the core issues emerging from the use of AI in the organization of work.The second part of the volume displays how the same issues