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Time to legislate over AI
Given the threat that AI poses to workers, TONY BURKE recommends a pamphlet that sets out the way forward
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SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
SIMON DUFF reviews a new composition by German composer and pianist Florian Weber that blurs the line between where improvisation ends and composition begins
New releases from The Jim Mullen Quartet, Caroline Kraabel/John Edwards, and Matthew Muneses/Riza Printup
Algorithmic Management And A New Generation Of Rights At Work
by Dr Joe Atkinson and Philippa Collins
Institute of Employment Rights, £10, £5 download
IER booklets have for years provided an authoritative analysis of employment rights issues and, in some instances, have pointed the way forward and helped draft future employment legislation.
IER’s new pamphlet, Algorithmic Management And A New Generation Of Rights At Work, written by Dr Joe Atkinson (University of Southampton) and Professor Philippa Collins (University of Bristol) is one such booklet that all incoming Labour MPs should read, along with the TUC’s draft Artificial Intelligence (Employment and Regulation) Bill.
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