This is such a wonderful paper, forthcoming in a special issue of the Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal about “New perspectives on worker subordination”

📺 “Artificial Intelligence & the Law: New Challenges & Possibilities for Fundamental Human Rights & Security” (13 Mar 2024 Nathanson Centre) Hosts: Barnali Choudhury Valerio De Stefano Speakers included Jon Penney Carys Craig Aida P. Abraha François Tanguay-Renaud

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Another compelling article by Valerio De Stefano, Nicola Countouris & John Hendy on why EU law needs to adopt a new concept of 'worker' and break free from the shackles of the binary employee/self-employed construct. 'Predominantly personal work' is the way to go. #FutureOfWork

Important by Nicola Countouris Valerio De Stefano and John Hendy on why the dividing line that leaves self-employed contractors outside employment rights is no longer coherent or justifiable (if it ever was) given their lower earnings and risk of exclusion among socialeurope.eu/social-europe-…

A new concept of worker, getting protection regardless of whether they are employed or self-employed is long overdue. EU law is increasingly moving in this direction, but much needs to be done. A new blog with Nicola Countouris and Lord Hendy KC socialeurope.eu/social-europe-…

Really great piece on social Europe by Nicola Countouris, Valerio De Stefano and Hendy on need for a new concept of worker, as gig work and precarious freelance work rise and show the limits of a rigid divide between employees and self employed socialeurope.eu/social-europe-…

Osgoode's 27th Constitutional Cases Conference is on April 12th.

We are honoured to have Debra Thompson Professor & Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies McGill University deliver our annual Laskin Lecture on 'Race, Democracy & Politics without Guarantees'.

📬 Just got the latest issue of the IJCLLIR in print, featuring the culmination of my MarieSkłodowskaCurie BossExMachina project: a model to regulate #AlgorithmicManagement in 🇪🇺 by reconnecting privacy and non-discrimination with collective rights and co-design 👉🏽 ssrn.com/abstract=42352…

PODCAST 🔊🔊🔊

Will the Platform Work Directive work?

The Gig Economy Project speaks to three #PlatformWork experts to find out: Antonio Aloisi Antonio Aloisi, Tim Christiaens Tim Christiaens and Jessica Pidoux Yk.

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The Platform Work Directive introduces a shift of the burden of proof in favor of platform workers, and groundbreaking protections against abusive algorithms at work. Not everything that was needed, but a step forward. A preliminary analysis with Antonio Aloisi socialeurope.eu/gig-workers-in…

Excellent summary of new #platformwork Directive from Antonio Aloisi and Valerio De Stefano

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🚲 Last week, 🇪🇺 states reached a crucial agreement on the #PlatformWork Directive. Its keystones represent a realistic compromise to curb bogus self-employment, pervasive monitoring & capricious decision-making.

Analysis & discussion w/ Valerio De Stefano 👇🏽 socialeurope.eu/gig-workers-in…

Wonderful conference organized by Barnali Choudhury at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University . First panel includes Jon Penney Valerio De Stefano François Tanguay-Renaud , Carys Craig, Alan Hutchinson and, the ever amazing, Aida Abraha. Jake Okechukwu Effoduh can't wait for yours.

If you’re from outside the European Union, are interested in the new EU Platform Work Directive, but do not know much about the EU and what Directives are, you aren’t alone and we got you covered! Check this blog, courtesy of David J. Doorey🇨🇦 💙

Staring now 'Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the Law: New Challenges and Possibilities for Fundamental Human Rights and Security', organized by
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New from Valerio De Stefano on Law of Work Blog, an explainer for North Americans on the EU's new Directive on Platform Work:

'It takes three to tango in the EU: the new European Directive on Platform Work'

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We have hundreds of registrations for our Conference on AI and the Law, organized by Nathanson Centre at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University tomorrow, starting 12 noon ET. We have a terrific lineup of expert speakers and you can still register here. nathanson.osgoode.yorku.ca/events/confere… Please share widely!

Grazie a Antonio Aloisi e Valerio De Stefano per i commenti sempre molto puntuali e precisi.

Potete leggere il pezzo su Domani senza paywall: editorialedomani.it/politica/europ…

Excellent detailed thread on the Platform Work Directive from the ever-excellent Jeremias Adams-Prassl