WORKERS in Britain are beginning to feel the effects of technological developments that have been decades coming down the line. Thus this collection of expert studies from various fields of research on work is a fascinating weapon in the “knowledge is power” armoury opposing them.

As we enter a phase of increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the control of labour processes, it is crucial that workers are protected from incursions on their rights. Not only their employment rights but the human rights of workers are under assault in the new forms of “digital Taylorism” quietly being set in place.

A century’s evolution of employment relations and the bettering of conditions for workers is in the balance.