The spillover effect of algorithmic management and how (not) to tame it

Nastazja Potocka-Sionek and Antonio Aloisi

Chapter 14 in The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work, 2025, pp 253-271 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter discusses the implications of the algorithmic management (AM) ‘spillover effect’: the diffusion of AM systems and practices from the platform economy into conventional work settings and the broader labour market. This spillover is tracked across the factual, jurisprudential and legislative dimensions. The chapter begins by dissecting the tools and practices adopted to engage, dispatch, manage, control and assess people who perform platform work. It then examines the case law and the regulatory instruments addressing AM within and outside the platform economy at EU and national levels. The analysis reveals a significant shift in focus towards data protection, non-discrimination and working conditions for larger workforce segments. Moreover, a normative critique of the emerging fragmented regulatory approach is presented, contending that a comprehensive solution requires the effective implementation of the existing legal framework and the design of AM-specific legislation to close the gaps in the EU and national acquis.

Keywords: Algorithmic management; Platform work; AI Act; Case law; Transparency; Data protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035321131
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