The potential of digitalization and AI to transform the nature of work via opportunities for automation, augmentation and enhancement of human capabilities, and redefinition of job roles and tasks is becoming increasingly apparent. Our research interests focus on exploring the potential challenges and risks that they pose, in terms of  employment loss or displacement, variable opportunities for skills development, and ethical considerations that may result in increased social and labour market inequalities. Indicative projects and allied faculty are identified below.

Technology and Time in Care Work

Funded by the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre. An examination of how technology is impacting working time use and employment condition and in care. 

Digitalisation and Job Design

Funded by Skillnet Ireland and Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. 

Digital Platforms in Home Care (ORIGAMI)

Funded by the European Commission, with the research carried out in Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands. This project analyses the role of digital platforms in the ongoing transformations of the home care sector, identifying the specificities of their organizational model with respect to both traditional organizations in the sector and platforms present in other sectors, the consequences on working conditions, the needs for social protection and representation of interests, and the innovative strategies of social actors to respond to these needs. Project team: Caroline Murphy; Tish Gibbons

Human Resource Analytics Readiness: Impact of Automation on the Future of Work in Indonesian Companies

Project team: Hani Gita Ayuningtias, Noreen Heraty, Claire Harnett