This event is dedicated to the theme of the future of work and the impact of digital technology. Two main aspects will be addressed: the “platformisation” of the labour market and the transformative implications of AI for employment relations and job quality. What trends do we see emerging and what are the challenges? What is the approach of the European regulator? And what should be the regulatory and research agenda to ensure that workers’ dignity is part of the equation when addressing digital transformation?

The event is multidisciplinary in nature, with ETUI and external researchers presenting data, trends, regulatory analyses and their own reflections on defining a model for a better digital world of work. The second part of the event is dedicated to early-career researchers who have the opportunity to present and discuss their work in four thematic panels.

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PROGRAM

09:30 – 10:00 Registration and coffee

10:00 – 10:15 Opening remarks by Nicola Countouris (Director of Research, ETUI)

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Platformization of the labor market

Wouter Zwysen (ETUI): Survey on work on the Internet and platforms
Silvia Rainone (ETUI): Digital work and remote work: unresolved normative challenges
Vincenzo Maccarrone (École Normale Supérieure): Solidarity, mobilization and organization in the platform economy
President: Agnieszka Piasna (ETUI)

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Coffee break

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. AI at work

Aida Ponce (ETUI): AI and data protection
Agnieszka Piasna (ETUI): Algorithms of time: how algorithmic management changes the temporalities of work
Philippa Collins (University of Bristol): The Sharp Side of Algorithmic Management: Using AI to Discipline and Fire
President: Aude Cefaliello (ETUI)

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Roundtable: The implications of digital transformation for the future of work

Uma Rani (Senior Economist, ILO), Antonio Aloisi (Assistant Professor, IE Law School), Eva Kocher (Professor, Europa-Universität Viadrina), Nicola Countouris (ETUI Research Director), Stefan Gran (ETUC Senior Advisor)

Presidents: Silvia Rainone (ETUI) and Wouter Zwysen (ETUI)

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Coffee break

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Young researchers panels (parallel sessions – see full program)

5:30 p.m. Drinks

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