It is all too common these days to read headlines like “The Robots Are Coming, and They
Want Your Job.” Indeed, much of the discussion on the increasing role of technology in the …

This article analyses the recent European Social Partners' framework agreement on
digitalisation. After contextualising the agreement as an element of European Social …

In the past few decades, the world of work has been affected by many different vectors of
change. These have called into question the standard employment relationship, understood …

Germany is known for its “dual system” industrial relations institutions, combining sectoral
collective bargaining with strong and independent works councils at company and …

This article tackles the question of how labour representatives cope with the implementation
of 'Industrie 4.0'in German manufacturing plants. Digitalisation of manufacturing is going …

This book explores the legal and practical implications of the digital age for employment and
industrial relations. To that end, the book analyses the problems arising from the …

The present doctoral thesis copes with the relationship between labour law and digital work.
Tracking the origin of the debate, the sociological bases of digital phenomena in labour are …

Is digital capitalism compatible with democracy at work? Digitalisation is a major global
trend that poses a challenge to the future of work and the employment relationship. Neither …

Roberto Albano PhD in sociology, is an associate professor at the Department Cultures,
Politics and Society of the University of Turin, where he teaches sociology and methodology …