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Regulation and the future of work: The employment relationship as an innovation facilitator

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Digital transformation and the reorganization of the firm have given rise to new forms of work that diverge significantly from the standard employment relationship. Advocates of digital disruption suggest that the existing legal framework cannot accommodate “innovative” working templates and business models. This article, however, argues that labour regulation can continue to facilitate innovation, presenting the employment relationship as a flexible instrument, and standard forms of employment as the means of achieving efficiencies and cost advantages. First, they allow for the full exercise of managerial prerogative and attendant internal flexibility in workforce deployment, and, second, they constitute an effective device to deliver training and develop skills.

Source: International Labour Review

DOI: 10.1111/ilr.12160

Authors: Antonio ALOISI, Valerio DE STEFANO

Institutions: IE University, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Legal and Labor Studies

Subfield: Industrial relations

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Vlaamse regering