Our ESRC-funded research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments.
Latest news
Researchers present at BUIRA conference 2022
Digit researchers discuss their work at the BUIRA Annual Conference
New ILO paper by Digit researchers on platform labour protest
A new paper by Digit researchers, published by the International Labour Organization, "A global analysis of worker protest in digital labour platforms", aims to develop an understanding of labour unrest among platform workers as a global phenomenon.
New article on the 4-day work week in Harvard Business Review
Researchers address what leaders need to know about the 4-day work week
Latest Blogs
Feeling At Home at Work? Inequalities, Inclusiveness, and Changing Work Environments
Why “feeling at home” at work is impacted by intersecting inequalities such as racism, sexism, classism, and ableism, and shaped by workplace cultures and norms.
Does AI chatbot make a good colleague at work?
Much of the focus on AI technology in the workplace has centred on whether it is replacing humans or not—but what happens when employees are asked to work alongside AI-based systems?
Remote for All: Time to Include People with Disability and/or Neurodiversity in the Remote Working Discussion
Remote working seems to offer a means to increase inclusion for workers with neurodiversity and/or disability, however, employers, line managers and colleagues may lack awareness, knowledge and understanding of the reasonable adjustments that are needed.
Latest Publications
A global analysis of worker protest in digital labour platforms
Bessa, I., Joyce, S., Neumann, D., Stuart, M., Trappmann, V. and Umney, C. (2022) International Labour Organization
Robots at the Gates? Robotic Process Automation, Skills and Institutions in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services
Kornelakis, A., Benassi, C., Grimshaw, D. and Miozzo, M. (2022), Digit Working Paper No. 4
Hope, tolerance and empathy: employees’ emotions when using an AI-enabled chatbot in a digitalised workplace
Gkinko, L. & Elbanna, A. (2022) Information Technology and People
Inequalities in the disruption of paid work during the Covid-19 pandemic: A world systems analysis of core, semi-periphery, and periphery states
Valizade, D., Ali, M., Stuart, M. (2022) Industrial Relations
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