From working on platforms to the economy of gig employment and the impact of artificial intelligence, algorithmic management, and digital surveillance in the workplace, technology has sweeping implications for all our lives as it reshapes the labor market and exerts pressure on social institutions.

In contrast to earlier analyses that spoke of the risk of devaluing human labor, this book argues that digital tools are more likely to replace managerial functions and intensify production processes in workplaces, rather than facilitate the mass replacement of jobs.

Technology is in no way neutral. It can and must be regulated, so that progress benefits society as a whole. Digital transformation can be a valuable ally, from the warehouse to the factory and the office, but it must be assessed in terms of social and political sustainability.

However, some complex questions remain: Can flexibility be reconciled with labor protection? How will we support innovation? What will happen with the pervasive surveillance of work through artificial intelligence? Will gig employment dominate in certain sectors? What can social partners and the political class do to shape an effective regulatory framework?

Using case studies and examples from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, this book offers a navigation compass in the world of digital transformation and the available regulatory options, proposing a new roadmap for our time, an age of radical digital developments.