Antonio Aloisi is Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow and Assistant Professor of European and Comparative Labour Law at IE Law School, Madrid, Spain.Valerio De Stefano is Canada Research Chair in Innovation, Law and Society, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada.

An enjoyable read from cover to cover and addresses issues that are relevant to readers from all professions, whether they have an interest in law or not. We are all impacted by the world of work, and Aloisi and De Stefano’s book makes a meaningful contribution to the conversation.

• Introduction 1. Navigating Uncharted Waters I. A Future Without Work? Raining on the ‘Full Automation’ Parade A. The ‘Robocalypse’ is Postponed to a Later Date II. The Digital is Political. Adopting a ‘Human in Command’ Approach 2. A Changing Labour Market I. The Consequences for the ‘Jobs that Remain’ II. Technology at Work A. Smart Robots, IoT and Manufacturing: Mind the Machines with Minds B. Remote Work, Out of Sight and Out of Place? Beyond the Pandemic Panopticon C. Selective Affinities: Matchmaking is the New Recruiting III. Work at the Service of Technology A. ‘People are Numbers’: Count or be Counted B. Working under the Algorithmic Boss C. Beating AI at its Own Game 3. Social Rights in the Digital Age I. What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Platform Work’ (And Why Do We Talk About it So Much?) II. ‘What is Mine is Yours’. Doublespeak and the Mythology of Sharing A. Workers on Tap and Untapped Appetites B. The Platform Paradigm, Rethinking the Master–Server Dialectic C. The European Way: Strengthening the Social Dimension Step by Step III. Labour Law between Obsolescence and Resistance A. Regulation, Flexibility and the ‘Spirit’ of Innovation B. Moving Towards a Universal Model of Protection for Modern Times? C. The Big Family of Non-Standard Forms of Employment Conclusions: A Job Well Done I. Future-Proof Labour Law A. Universal Basic Income, Radical Measures in Search of Sustainability B. Collective Voice versus Digital Despotism: Negotiating the Algorithm C. And They Lived Happily and Connected Ever after: Saving the Digital Transformation from Itself

Antonio Aloisi is Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow and Assistant Professor of European and Comparative Labour Law at IE Law School, Madrid, Spain.Valerio De Stefano is Canada Research Chair in Innovation, Law and Society, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada.

An enjoyable read from cover to cover and addresses issues that are relevant to readers from all professions, whether they have an interest in law or not. We are all impacted by the world of work, and Aloisi and De Stefano’s book makes a meaningful contribution to the conversation.

• Introduction 1. Navigating Uncharted Waters I. A Future Without Work? Raining on the ‘Full Automation’ Parade A. The ‘Robocalypse’ is Postponed to a Later Date II. The Digital is Political. Adopting a ‘Human in Command’ Approach 2. A Changing Labour Market I. The Consequences for the ‘Jobs that Remain’ II. Technology at Work A. Smart Robots, IoT and Manufacturing: Mind the Machines with Minds B. Remote Work, Out of Sight and Out of Place? Beyond the Pandemic Panopticon C. Selective Affinities: Matchmaking is the New Recruiting III. Work at the Service of Technology A. ‘People are Numbers’: Count or be Counted B. Working under the Algorithmic Boss C. Beating AI at its Own Game 3. Social Rights in the Digital Age I. What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Platform Work’ (And Why Do We Talk About it So Much?) II. ‘What is Mine is Yours’. Doublespeak and the Mythology of Sharing A. Workers on Tap and Untapped Appetites B. The Platform Paradigm, Rethinking the Master–Server Dialectic C. The European Way: Strengthening the Social Dimension Step by Step III. Labour Law between Obsolescence and Resistance A. Regulation, Flexibility and the ‘Spirit’ of Innovation B. Moving Towards a Universal Model of Protection for Modern Times? C. The Big Family of Non-Standard Forms of Employment Conclusions: A Job Well Done I. Future-Proof Labour Law A. Universal Basic Income, Radical Measures in Search of Sustainability B. Collective Voice versus Digital Despotism: Negotiating the Algorithm C. And They Lived Happily and Connected Ever after: Saving the Digital Transformation from Itself

Antonio Aloisi is Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow and Assistant Professor of European and Comparative Labour Law at IE Law School, Madrid, Spain.Valerio De Stefano is Canada Research Chair in Innovation, Law and Society, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada.

An enjoyable read from cover to cover and addresses issues that are relevant to readers from all professions, whether they have an interest in law or not. We are all impacted by the world of work, and Aloisi and De Stefano’s book makes a meaningful contribution to the conversation.

• Introduction 1. Navigating Uncharted Waters I. A Future Without Work? Raining on the ‘Full Automation’ Parade A. The ‘Robocalypse’ is Postponed to a Later Date II. The Digital is Political. Adopting a ‘Human in Command’ Approach 2. A Changing Labour Market I. The Consequences for the ‘Jobs that Remain’ II. Technology at Work A. Smart Robots, IoT and Manufacturing: Mind the Machines with Minds B. Remote Work, Out of Sight and Out of Place? Beyond the Pandemic Panopticon C. Selective Affinities: Matchmaking is the New Recruiting III. Work at the Service of Technology A. ‘People are Numbers’: Count or be Counted B. Working under the Algorithmic Boss C. Beating AI at its Own Game 3. Social Rights in the Digital Age I. What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Platform Work’ (And Why Do We Talk About it So Much?) II. ‘What is Mine is Yours’. Doublespeak and the Mythology of Sharing A. Workers on Tap and Untapped Appetites B. The Platform Paradigm, Rethinking the Master–Server Dialectic C. The European Way: Strengthening the Social Dimension Step by Step III. Labour Law between Obsolescence and Resistance A. Regulation, Flexibility and the ‘Spirit’ of Innovation B. Moving Towards a Universal Model of Protection for Modern Times? C. The Big Family of Non-Standard Forms of Employment Conclusions: A Job Well Done I. Future-Proof Labour Law A. Universal Basic Income, Radical Measures in Search of Sustainability B. Collective Voice versus Digital Despotism: Negotiating the Algorithm C. And They Lived Happily and Connected Ever after: Saving the Digital Transformation from Itself