42Bedford Row Barristers Annual Employment Lecture at the Law Society in Chancery Lane – What if your Boss was an Algorithm?

Helen Boddy attended a fascinating lecture delivered by Professor Jeremias Adams-Prassl about the gig economy, where companies such as Uber and Deliveroo manage workers via their phones, but is this liberating or exploitative? On the other side of the coin, Jeremias explored how employment law can respond to a world in which automation hasn’t replaced workers-but their employers.