Rivoluzione digitale e diritto del lavoro

This essay analyses the main consequences, in labour law terms, of new technologies in workplaces. These issues are considered: qualification of employment relationships as subordinate or autonomous, automated and/or remote exercise of employer powers, dignity and privacy of workers, as well as their safety. In the Author’s opinion, the Italian labour system needs some legislative interventions to adapt to this technological revolution; these new laws, however, should be light and targeted, that is, such as not to stiffen excessively the regulatory framework. The digital evolution of the productive world should not be stopped; it should be guided also through more ductile sources such as collective agreements.