The impact of digitalization on the working time in the EU: legal considerations of the right to disconnect

Marta Urbāne

doi:10.1109/ICTE58739.2023.10488586

The impact of digitalization on the working time in the EU: legal considerations of the right to disconnect

Marta Urbāne

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Abstract

The emerging technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the adoption of remote and flexible work and increased the use of digital technologies in the workplace, raising concerns about work-life balance and the blurring of boundaries between work and personal life. As a result, the impact of digitalization on the dematerialization of working time and the right to disconnect is highly relevant.This paper aims to critically analyze the current legal structure governing working time and rest time and determine whether it can address the problems brought on by digitization, especially concerning the right to disconnect.In conclusion, this study provides important insights into the impact of digitalization on the dematerialization of working time in the European Union (EU) and the need to protect employees' rights in the digital age. The article draws attention to the difficulties of digitization and the inadequacy of the EU's present legal system governing working time. The research provides recommendations for policymakers on how to use digitalization to promote the rights of employees who work remotely or have flexible work arrangements in a sustainable manner.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship (ICTE)
Editors	Asta Pundziene, Agne Gadeikiene
Publisher	IEEE Canada
Pages	14-19
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-0343-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTE58739.2023.10488586
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	3rd IEEE-TEMS International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship - Santaka Valley, Kaunas, Lithuania Duration: 9 Oct 2023 → 11 Oct 2023 Conference number: 3 https://icte.ieee-tems.org/

Conference

Conference	3rd IEEE-TEMS International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship
Abbreviated title	IEEE-TEMS
Country/Territory	Lithuania
City	Kaunas
Period	9/10/23 → 11/10/23
Internet address	https://icte.ieee-tems.org/

Keywords*

Working time
Employee protection
The right to disconnect

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5.5 Law
5.2 Economy and Business
5.9 Other social sciences

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3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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Urbāne, M 2023, The impact of digitalization on the working time in the EU: legal considerations of the right to disconnect. in A Pundziene & A Gadeikiene (eds), 2023 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship (ICTE). IEEE Canada, pp. 14-19, 3rd IEEE-TEMS International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, Kaunas, Lithuania, 9/10/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTE58739.2023.10488586

The impact of digitalization on the working time in the EU: legal considerations of the right to disconnect. / Urbāne, Marta.
2023 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship (ICTE). ed. / Asta Pundziene; Agne Gadeikiene. IEEE Canada, 2023. p. 14-19.

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