Labour and employment laws must be updated to ensure data protection and ethical considerations
Policymakers must urgently establish a comprehensive and adaptable legal framework to oversee artificial intelligence integration, according to the "Digitalisation (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) and its Impact on the World of Work – Part II" report published by the International Bar Association's Global Employment Institute.
The report revealed that existing labour laws focusing on collective worker rights and union-employer interactions must be updated, as do employment laws tackling employees' individual rights and obligations within a specific employment contract, to ensure data protection and ethical considerations. Necessary amendments include how environmental policies create new jobs and require new regulations as well as taxation rules that adapt to new working modes like nomad working.
Intellectual property rights and corporate law must also be revised.
"Digitalisation and automation are reshaping the very fabric of the global labour market, transcending sectors and geographies. AI is redefining not just how work is done but also what work means for society at large. To navigate this transformation, workers, companies and lawmakers must adapt swiftly to new challenges such as skill gaps and the legal ambiguities introduced by emerging technologies," said Dr Gerlind Wisskirchen, ex-IBA employment and industrial relations law committee co-chair, in a statement.
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