The right to work in the context of the new constitutional reform and digitalization of the state sphere

The digital transformation of the economy has a significant impact on the content and mechanisms of the implementation of the constitutional right to work. The spread of digital technologies, the development of a platform economy, remote employment, and algorithmic labor management systems are forming new models of labor relations that require adaptation of existing legal mechanisms for employee protection. In these conditions, the study of constitutional and legal mechanisms for ensuring the labor rights of employees in the context of the digitalization of the economy is particularly relevant. The purpose of this article is to analyze the transformation of the constitutional right to work in the digital economy and identify modern constitutional and legal mechanisms for ensuring workers’ labor rights in the spread of new forms of employment. The study examines the impact of digital technologies on the structure of the labor market, the features of platform employment and the use of algorithmic labor process management systems.

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