Information and Consultation Rights in the Digital Workplace

This open access book brings together leading European labour law scholars to explore how workers’ representatives’ rights are evolving in the context of the digital transformation of work.

Rooted in EU and national legal frameworks, the book examines how information and consultation (I&C) rights must adapt to the challenges posed by platform work, algorithmic management, cross-border telework, and digitalisation more broadly.

Structured around 4 key themes—Who is entitled to I&C rights; Where these rights apply in transnational and virtual workplaces; How they are exercised in the context of AI, occupational safety, and industrial democracy; and What new rights are emerging in response to digital risks—the book offers a comprehensive and comparative analysis of labour law in the digital age. It pays particular attention to the role of workers’ representatives in shaping and implementing emerging rights such as the right to disconnect.

Drawing on the findings of the DIGILARE research project (EU grant 101126503), the volume provides actionable legal and policy insights for EU institutions, national lawmakers, social partners, and practitioners. It proposes reforms to strengthen democratic participation, enhance transparency in algorithmic decision-making, and safeguard workers’ autonomy in increasingly fragmented and remote work environments.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on Bloomsbury Collections.