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The Meaning of Work: A Labour Law Perspective

The Meaning of Work: A Labour Law Perspective

Author: Christina Hiessl; Frank Hendrickx
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
ISBN: 9789403505794
Published In: February 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
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The Meaning of Work is a one-of-its-kind book delving deep into the problems and issues raised by questions related to work and its meaning in today’s changing times and exploring new pathways and answers. Fourteen eminent labour and employment law experts contribute insightful analyses of developments and trends in the world of work that have a penetrating impact on how we understand and approach labour law.

What’s in this book:

The book is the outcome of the Third Conference in Commemoration of Professor Roger Blanpain, organized by the Institute for Labour Law of KU Leuven in September 2023. In this compendium, the contributors explore the following aspects of the rapidly changing work landscape:

working with smart technology and artificial intelligence
protection of the self-employed and teleworkers
the erosion of boundaries between work and personal life
the ‘right to disconnect’
protection of worker privacy in an era of heightened surveillance
reconciling the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with labour law requirements
labour law protections beyond the human worker to include the environment
work in periods of crisis
precarious work
wearable technology in workplace monitoring, and
robots in the workplace

Elucidating the relationship between labour law and the individual, the overall perspective suggests a transformative vision where labour law becomes the law of social freedom, intrinsically linked to personal development and social recognition.

How this will help you:

The varied contributions together furnish a key foundation for reimagining labour law and advancing our understanding of the evolving meaning of work by drawing attention to the need for legal frameworks to respond to unprecedented global, technological, and social transformations. With its pragmatic insights into contemporary workplace issues, critical analysis of work-life balance, and guidance on managing technological change, it will be highly appreciated by practitioners, academics, regulators, and social partners working in the fields of labour and employment law.

In Commemoration of Roger Blanpain

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. The Meaning of Work Between Labour Law and Philosophy

CHAPTER 2. The Future of Work

CHAPTER 3. Making Sense (of the Artistic Representation) of Labour

CHAPTER 4. Smart and Autonomous Work: When Autonomy Reaches Subordination

CHAPTER 5. Telework and Right to Disconnect

CHAPTER 6. Work-Life Balance: Well-Balanced with Equal Opportunity Goals?

CHAPTER 7. Privacy and Labour Law Traditions

CHAPTER 8. The Protection of Workers’ Personal Data Between General Data Protection Law and Labour Law

CHAPTER 9. Wearable Technology to Monitor Workers’ Health and Safety: Benefits, Risks, and Legal Considerations

CHAPTER 10. Subsidiarity and Technology: The Case of Remote and Platform Workers