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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
2020
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| Online Access: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=600263428002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/600263428002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/movil https://doi.org/10.26807/rfj.v7i7.252 |
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- Algorithmic Management: A liability-free method to manage workers’ performance? Massimiliano Geraci Derecho independent gig economy trade union contractor clauses Ethical algorithm’s design At the beginning of the XX century, the industrial sector was revolutionized by the implementation of the Scientific Management, a new managerial approach seeking for production efficiency to the detriment of the workers’ autonomy based on meticulously planned activities and constant performances monitoring. Through the century, this method has evolved with the implementation of new technologies such as the algorithms, powerful codes able to increase significantly the productivity by enabling companies from the industrial sector to the logistics to monitor, plan and control their workers’ performances as strictly as possible. The gig economy is the economic sector which most of it all is applying this new management approach, drastically changing the relations between workers and employers, modifying the very nature of the employment status. Fundamental rights and industrial relations are at stake when there is no more contact between humans and when workers are managed by apps empowered not only to control their working tasks but also to dismiss them, arising serious questions on the accountability of these decisions. Public institutions and trade unions are facing new challenges to protect those workers considered by companies as “independent contractors” that attracted by secure payments and stable schedules decide to become gig workers. Especially those that are de facto working as full-time employees without having their fundamental rights nor benefits recognised due to the unregulated nature of their contracts. This article aims to investigate the origin of this pressing social issue, its inherent characteristics, the risks connected with the use of non-bias free algorithms and their lack of legal accountability. Moreover, starting from the basic assumption that fundamentals workers’ rights and performance management might jointly work together toward a more efficient and liquid society, the future evolvement of algorithmic management will be questioned regarding the ethical outcomes of its implementation. 2020 artículo científico 2588-0837 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=600263428002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/600263428002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/6002/600263428002/movil https://doi.org/10.26807/rfj.v7i7.252 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=6002 Revista Facultad de Jurisprudencia application/pdf Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Revista Facultad de Jurisprudencia (Ecuador) Num.7