Regulating the Platform Economy: International Perspectives on New Forms of Work

ISBN-13: 9781032237985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str.

Lourdes Mella Méndez;Villalba S

Opis

This book examines novel and important issues relating to the emergence of new forms of work resulting from the introduction of disruptive technologies in the enterprises and the labour market, especially platform work.

Spis treści

Part one. The platform economy and the Labour Market: Some key issues1. The Platform Economy: The Main Challenges for Labour Law2. Uber: Regulatory and Institutional Experimentation in the Taxi Industry in Quebec3. Comparative Study on Japanese Employment-like Working Style: Whether we are Discussing the Same Phenomenon or Not?4. Identifying Labour Relationship in the Sharing Economy: Judicial Practice in China5. Informality, Neoliberalism and the Gig Economy in Chile 6. Regulating Technology at WorkPart two. Other new forms of work, new workforce and new skills 7. New Forms of Work and Contractual Execution: Towards the “Smart Labour Contract” 8. Spanish Telework and Italian “Agile” Work: A Comparison9. Robotics and Work: Labour and Tax Regulatory Framework 10. Technology and Jobs: Has What Was Old Become New?11. Technologies and Powers: Marginal Notes on the Amazon Wristband12. New Forms of Work and Trade Unions in the Digital Age 13. Emerging Skills and Occupations in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: How to Respond to Changing Work Demands?14. The Resilience: The Main Skill for Industry 4.0

O autorze

Lourdes Mella Méndez is Professor of Labour Law and Social Security at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Alicia Villalba Sánchez is Assistant Professor of Labour Law and Social Security at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.