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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
Research Portal
Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
>> Mission: About us
| Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
| Our teamDebbie Collier joined UWC in September 2022 as Director of CENTROW and Professor in the Department of Mercantile and Labour Law. Members of the centre include Extraordinary Professors Edoardo Ales and Paul Benjamin, and Darcy du Toit, a professor emeritus at UWC, Ratula Beukman, Roger Ronnie and Fairuz Mullagee. Read more ... |
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Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
>> Newsroom: Latest headlines
 | NEWS: Academics are trying to fix the last mile gig economy | By Chris Stokel-Walker The future is gig work – but the system is currently broken. Solutions are coming from academia |
 | BLOGS: Are we ready for platform co-ops in South Africa? | By Ratula Beukman What will a business look like if the platform workers seen everywhere delivering goods and food, operating taxis and delivering domestic services via a digital commercial "platforms" own the platform itself? |
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News: Academics are trying to fix the last mile gig economy | By Chris Stokel-Walker The future is gig work – but the system is currently broken. Solutions are coming from academia Read more ... |
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