CODE 24694 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 MANAGEMENT 11874 (LM-77 R) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 3 SERVIZI LEGALI ALL'IMPRESA E ALLA PUBBLICA AMMINISTRAZIONE 10842 (L-14) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 5 GIURISPRUDENZA 7996 (LMG/01) - IMPERIA 6 cfu anno 3 GIURISPRUDENZA 7995 (LMG/01) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 4 GIURISPRUDENZA 7995 (LMG/01) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 5 GIURISPRUDENZA 7995 (LMG/01) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR IUS/07 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA IMPERIA SEMESTER 2° Semester OVERVIEW The course is designed to provide students with the ability to know and understand the changes in the regulation of employment relations resulting from the spread of the digital economy. The legal structures most affected by the use of digital technologies in the organisation of work and in the performance of labour activities will be examined in depth. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at providing knowledge and skills useful to understand labour law at the test of the digital economy. Through theoretical analysis and case studies, it will provide the tools to develop an autonomous ability to assess the legal issues generated by the spread of digital systems and artificial intelligence in the labour market, in the management of labour relations and in the organisation of trade union representation. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course of Labour law in the Digital Economy aims at providing the interpretative tools needed to understand the changes caused by the digitalisation of productive processes. During the course, practical cases will be analysed. Individual study, attendance and participation in the proposed training activities will make it possible to - understand and critically evaluate the implications of the so-called Fourth digital revolution on the management of labour relations. - know the legal structures most affected by the digitalisation of production processes. - know the responses of the legal system to the changes. - identify, know and be able to apply the main legal provisions allowing the establishment and management of employment relationships in the era of digitalisation. - use an appropriate legal language. PREREQUISITES Some basic knowledge of labour law is recommended, especially for what concerns the difference between employment and self-employment relationship; the regulation source for labour relationship; the mandatory nature of labour regulation. In order to facilitate students who did not take the labour law exam, some readings will be suggested on Aulaweb before the start of the course. A good understanding of written English is also helpful. TEACHING METHODS The course is taught in Italian. Theoretical lessons are integrated by the analysis of case studies. Please see Aulaweb for information on lessons and exams. Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework, and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Prof. Serena Scotto (scotto@economia.unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Fundamental concepts, preliminary to the understanding of the institutes under analysis Entrepreneurial powers and employer powers Digital platforms and work: phenomenon; issues; outcomes. Limits and rules for algorithmic management: privacy; power of control; job assignments; technological dismissal Workers' behaviour on social networks and the employment relationship Workplace and digital technologies: the case of the metaverse Remote working The digital labour market and social media Safety at work and digital technologies Digital unionism and the exercise of collective rights RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Textbook: "Lavoro digitale", edited by M. Novella - P. Tullini, Giappichelli, 2022. For attending students, the study of the book must be supported by the material and supplementary readings provided during the course and made available on Aulaweb. For non-attending students, the study of other texts that will be communicated at the beginning of the course on Aulaweb must be added. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANNAMARIA DONINI Ricevimento: Please contact annamaria.donini@unige.it LESSONS LESSONS START Lectures are held in the second semester according to the calendar and timetable defined by the Department of Economics and available on easyacademy website. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam is an oral exam to ascertain the acquisition of basic knowledge and understanding of the specificities of labour law in the digital economy. Any in-depth studies carried out during the course will be excluded from the final exam. Please consult Aulaweb for any other indications regarding the exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam aims at verifying the actual knowledge of the main theoretical issues arising from the impact of the digitalisation of production processes on the regulation of labour relations, as well as the ability to apply labour law institutions to contexts strongly influenced by digital technologies. Through questions of a general theoretical nature, it will be checked whether the student is able to - identify, distinguish, know and apply the main legal provisions regardng the individual labour relations in highly digitalised production contexts - understand and interpret, with a critical spirit and autonomy of judgement, the relevant regulatory texts - autonomously identify and apply the proper regulation to practical cases and examples - identify and define the main concepts of labour law using appropriate technical language. FURTHER INFORMATION Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching schedule Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Gender equality Decent work and economic growth Reduce inequality