%0 Journal Article %1 meda2019three %A Méda, Dominique %D 2019 %I Wiley %J International Labour Review %K EU_countries decent_work environmental_protection future_of_work labour_law platform_work precarious_employment technological_change %N 4 %P 627--652 %R 10.1111/ilr.12157 %T Three scenarios for the future of work %U https://doi.org/10.1111%2Filr.12157 %V 158 %X After presenting a historical overview of the concept of work and the different meanings that it has acquired over the centuries, the author analyses the value it holds for Europeans, and the impact on work and employment of the popular rhetoric about a technological revolution and its “inevitable” consequences. She then considers the future of work in the light of three scenarios: a “dismantling of labour law”, a “technological revolution” (where automation brings an end to employment), and an “environmental transition”. She argues that the latter is compatible with the imperative to take action on climate change and the expectations placed in work and employment.

@article{meda2019three, abstract = {After presenting a historical overview of the concept of work and the different meanings that it has acquired over the centuries, the author analyses the value it holds for Europeans, and the impact on work and employment of the popular rhetoric about a technological revolution and its “inevitable” consequences. She then considers the future of work in the light of three scenarios: a “dismantling of labour law”, a “technological revolution” (where automation brings an end to employment), and an “environmental transition”. She argues that the latter is compatible with the imperative to take action on climate change and the expectations placed in work and employment. }, added-at = {2020-02-11T10:58:07.000+0100}, author = {Méda, Dominique}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2bf5626125f4dee842c95587cb88f9d58/meneteqel}, doi = {10.1111/ilr.12157}, interhash = {827fb6f0d67131da9fcaf7319a73c49d}, intrahash = {bf5626125f4dee842c95587cb88f9d58}, journal = {International Labour Review}, keywords = {EU_countries decent_work environmental_protection future_of_work labour_law platform_work precarious_employment technological_change}, month = dec, number = 4, pages = {627--652}, publisher = {Wiley}, timestamp = {2020-02-11T11:00:15.000+0100}, title = {Three scenarios for the future of work}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1111%2Filr.12157}, volume = 158, year = 2019 }