Labour Law in the face of the (un)balance of power in the employment relationship reinforced by the business use of artificial intelligence

Abstract

Currently, artificial intelligence applied to algorithmic labour management leads a significant increase in corporate powers. At the same time, it supposes, on the one hand, a direct impact on the essential mission of Labour Law (the balance of powers of the parties to the employment relationship) and, on the other hand, a direct impact on the working (and living, given the centrality of work in our society) conditions of workers. Although technology is a permanent companion of Labour Law, the technological disruption caused by artificial intelligence seems to have encountered a regulatory gap. Nevertheless, this article defends the active intervention of Labour Law in order to guarantee decent working conditions, the fundamental rights of workers and even the avoidance of positions of outright rejection of technology such as neo-luddism.