The fourth industrial revolution and labour market regulation in Singapore

Peter Waring; Azad Bali; Chris Vas

doi:10.1177/1035304620941272

The fourth industrial revolution and labour market regulation in Singapore

Peter Waring^*, Azad Bali, Chris Vas

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Abstract

The race to develop and implement autonomous systems and artificial intelligence has challenged the responsiveness of governments in many areas and none more so than in the domain of labour market policy. This article draws upon a large survey of Singaporean employees and managers (N = 332) conducted in 2019 to examine the extent and ways in which artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies have begun impacting workplaces in Singapore. Our conclusions reiterate the need for government intervention to facilitate broad-based participation in the productivity benefits of fourth industrial revolution technologies while also offering re-designed social safety nets and employment protections. JEL Codes: J88, K31, O38, M53.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-363
Number of pages	17
Journal	Economic and Labour Relations Review
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1035304620941272
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2020

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