Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology

Dr. David Mangan has commented on the EU Social Partners’ Autonomous Framework Agreement on Digitalisation. 
 
The Agreement is welcome (particularly in the midst of a pandemic) as an acknowledgement of the continuing movement towards a predominantly digital means of working amongst the Member States. Additionally, it serves as a commentary by the Social Partners on: digitalisation; the challenges and opportunities it poses for work; and how these parties foresee future engagement on this topic. Nonetheless, the Agreement only offers a process for engaging with some of the significant questions facing work; seemingly suggesting a long-term process of engagement. It leaves a number of matters for further discussion.   
 
David's research investigates private law obligations (such as privacy and defamation) as well as employment/labour law, with a focus on the impact of information technology in these areas.