The Quantified Worker: Law and Technology in the Modern Workplace

ISBN-13: 9781316636954 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 250 str.

Ifeoma Ajunwa

Opis

This book argues that technological developments in the workplace have 'quantified' the modern worker to the detriment of social equality.

Recenzje

'The surveillance and quantification of workers is a critical issue of our time. This much-needed book details how these technologies erode labor rights and encode discrimination, and it's powerful evidence for why we need worker coalitions and strong legal protections.' Kate Crawford, USC Annenberg, author of Atlas of AI

Spis treści

Part I. The Ideology of Worker Quantification: 1. The Rise of Scientific Management; 2. Socio-Legal Responses to Scientific Management; Part II. The Mechanical Managers: 3. Automated Hiring and Discrimination; 4. Personality Job Tests; 5. Automated Video Interviews; 6. The Unbounded Workplace and Worker Surveillance; 7. Workplace Wellness Programs; 8. Telecommuting and Health Surveillance in the Covid-19 Era; Part III. Quantified Discrimination: 9. Wearable Tech: The Quantified Self at Work; 10. Quantified Racism; Part IV. Business Ethics and New Legal Frameworks: 11. The Ethical Dimensions of Worker Quantification; 12. Regulating Mechanical Managers; Conclusion: Imagining a Better Future for Workers.