On the trail of the algorithm in the logistics sector: between organization and labor intermediation
In the first part, the essay analyses the timing and modalities of digitalisation in the last-mile logistics sector, describing the forms that algorithmic management takes in the management of drivers' and porters' activities. These observations are then applied to the corporate structure...
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| description | In the first part, the essay analyses the timing and modalities of digitalisation in the last-mile logistics sector, describing the forms that algorithmic management takes in the management of drivers' and porters' activities. These observations are then applied to the corporate structure typically found in the examined sector in Italy, i.e. the subcontracting chain, to identify the legal issues posed by this intersection to the interpreter. In this way, the authors seek to answer two questions: can the management of labour by means of algorithms by client companies be considered an instance of illicit labour brokerage, and what information tools are available to employees of contracting companies to “unveil” the algorithm and its user? |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0af011c99bfa4b6097ed3be9ffbedd962025-08-20T03:50:31ZengUniversity of BolognaLabour & Law Issues2421-26952025-07-01111I.21I.5210.6092/issn.2421-2695/2237220757On the trail of the algorithm in the logistics sector: between organization and labor intermediationMarco Guerini0Tommaso Maserati1Università degli Studi di CataniaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoIn the first part, the essay analyses the timing and modalities of digitalisation in the last-mile logistics sector, describing the forms that algorithmic management takes in the management of drivers' and porters' activities. These observations are then applied to the corporate structure typically found in the examined sector in Italy, i.e. the subcontracting chain, to identify the legal issues posed by this intersection to the interpreter. In this way, the authors seek to answer two questions: can the management of labour by means of algorithms by client companies be considered an instance of illicit labour brokerage, and what information tools are available to employees of contracting companies to “unveil” the algorithm and its user?https://labourlaw.unibo.it/article/view/22372artificial intelligencelast-mile logisticssubcontractingillicit labour brokerageinformation right |
| spellingShingle | Marco Guerini Tommaso Maserati On the trail of the algorithm in the logistics sector: between organization and labor intermediation Labour & Law Issues artificial intelligence last-mile logistics subcontracting illicit labour brokerage information right |
| title | On the trail of the algorithm in the logistics sector: between organization and labor intermediation |
| title_full | On the trail of the algorithm in the logistics sector: between organization and labor intermediation |
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| title_short | On the trail of the algorithm in the logistics sector: between organization and labor intermediation |
| title_sort | on the trail of the algorithm in the logistics sector between organization and labor intermediation |
| topic | artificial intelligence last-mile logistics subcontracting illicit labour brokerage information right |
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