Shift of power in the digital work environment - the German case : Employees need new rights!
Schwemmle, Michael ; Wedde, Peter
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung - Bonn
2019
4 p.
digitalisation ; work environment ; regulation ; workers rights ; employment security
WISO Direkt
03/2019
Technology
English
Bibliogr.
978-3-96250-271-3
"As part of the digital revolution, it becomes ever more clear that the balance of power in work environments is shifting at the expense of labour. There have been calls for years for new policies and regulations, but so far with very little success. Without them, the risks mount of an increasing loss of security and collective coherence, and disempowerment of human workers. In order to bring the power structure in the digital work environment back into balance, lawmakers need to enact appropriate and innovative measures without delay to strengthen the position of workers."
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