Annotated Bibliography: Exploring Contemporary Human Resource Issues

This annotated bibliography presents a compilation of three peer-reviewed journal articles focusing on contemporary human resource issues, particularly in the context of the evolving digital economy and technological advancements. The first article examines the rise of the 'gig' economy in Australia, highlighting its impact on existing work regulations and proposing strategies for policymakers to strengthen labor market frameworks. The second article delves into the experiences of digital workers in South-East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying key challenges related to economic inclusion, negotiating power, and value chains, while also suggesting proactive strategies for improving their livelihoods. The third article addresses the broader implications of technological disruption, particularly automation and artificial intelligence, on employment relations, exploring the potential for machines to replace human labor and the resulting challenges for the workforce. Each annotation includes a summary of the article's main ideas, research methodology, and conclusions, as well as a discussion of how the article's content can be applied in future research or essays related to human resource management.

Running Head: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON HUMAN
RESOURCE ISSUES
Annotated Bibliography
on Human Resource
Issues
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PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE 1
//regulating
Stewart, A., & Stanford, J. (2017). Regulating work in
the gig economy: What are the options?. The
Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(3), 420-437.
The level of ‘gig’ works in Australia is reviewed
and portrayed in this article. The ‘gig’ jobs are causing
remarkable uncertainty for the existing work
regulations (Stewart & Stanford, 2017). The article has
cited both the international legislation as well as case
law apart from the case of Australia. The author
suggests that it is the responsibility of the policymakers
and regulators to strengthen and enlarge the regulatory
outline managing ‘gig’ work (Stewart & Stanford, 2017).
The five major options are noted in this article for
strengthening labour systems: application of existing
laws; modifying the meaning of ‘employment’;
establishing a different class of ‘independent worker’;
generating rights for workers and not employees; and
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renovating the idea of an ‘employer’ (Stewart &
Stanford, 2017). The author points out the advantages
and also the disadvantages of ‘gig’ work. On one hand
‘gig’ works have increased smooth income, flexibility to
some sectors of the population but it has also increased
the insecurity of employment. The article concludes
with the suggestion that active strategies are essential
to build a fair labour-market.
The function of traditional employment
standards and the labour regulations are being
complicated due to the paid work connected with the
digital staged businesses such as maintenance and
delivery and some other jobs. There are least number of
remedies and standards in the area of digitally
facilitated work (Stewart & Stanford, 2017). The article
content can be used in future for writing essay in the
topics like the advantages and the disadvantages of the
‘gig’ economy and the five major options noted in this
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article, the strategies that can be used to elevate the
condition of the workers.
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PEER REVIEWD JOURNAL ARTICLE 2
// digital labour
Graham, M., Hjorth, I., & Lehdonvirta, V. (2017).
Digital labour and development: impacts of global
digital labour platforms and the gig economy on
worker livelihoods. Transfer: European Review of
Labour and Research, 23(2), 135-162.
This article throws light on four most important
concerns of the digital workers based on a study with
the workers of South-East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
(Graham, Hjorth & Lehdonvirta, 2017). Those are:
economic inclusion, negotiating power, intermediated
value chains and upgrading. The article shows that a
range of costs and risks go side by side with the tangible
advantages for a group of workers (Graham, Hjorth &
Lehdonvirta, 2017). It leaves great effect on the
livelihood of the workers. The article henceforth,
highlights and concludes with four active strategies:
shaping digital workers, certification policies,
independent control of online labour stages and
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regulatory schemes (Graham, Hjorth & Lehdonvirta,
2017). However, the authors argued through the article
that concentration on some structural issues are also
necessary. At this scenario therefore, it is important to
envision strategies that could bring a better world to
the workers instead of only knowing and focusing on
what is already known about frictions and uneven
geographies.
The government, policy makers and the
organizations have turned more to the digital platform
businesses. Although this kind of economy has brought
about more jobs, more economic strength to the
nation, it is also of equal importance to know how this
development strategy has influenced the lives of the
workers. These strategies could be implemented to
recover and progress the lives of the workers The
content of the article is useful in future for writing essay
on the strategies that could be applied for the
betterment of the lives of the digital workers (Graham,
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Hjorth & Lehdonvirta, 2017). The essay be useful in
taking the economy of the country to higher levels by
focusing on the shortcomings of this new kind of
employment and fulfilling the gaps.
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PEER REVIEWD JOURNAL ARTICLE 3
// Guest editors
Healy, J., Nicholson, D., & Parker, J. (2017). Guest
editors’ introduction: technological disruption and the
future of employment relations. Labour & Industry: A
Journal Of The Social And Economic Relations Of Work,
27(3), 157-164. DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2017.1397258
This article focuses on the technological
developments of the new world. The authors suggest
that the world is experiencing the ‘second machine age’
or what is to be called the ‘fourth industrial revolution’
(Healy, Nicholson & Parker, 2017). It has been found
that the with the help of ‘machine learning’ the
machine can perform super human works and with
excellent accuracy in the fields like medicine,
accounting and law. The machines betters human
specialists (Healy, Nicholson & Parker, 2017). The
authors on the other hand suggest that these machines
can do only some restricted tasks within limited
spheres. The article explores the abilities and inabilities
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of the automated machines in replacing the human
workforce, what are the responsibilities of the
technology growth and how far the mechanizations are
allowed to go. It has given rise to a special issue: labour
and industry. The authors presented some key
difficulties that the existing business world will face
(Healy, Nicholson & Parker, 2017). Rapid advancements
in the Smart technology, Artificial intelligence,
Automation, Robotics and Algorithms (STAARA) has
changed the perceptions of careers and professions.
The authors have crossed to New Zealand to examine
such issues.
Almost everywhere the touch of modernism can
be felt. Drones are appearing in the air, robots are
conducting operations, driverless cars are running
through the roads (Healy, Nicholson & Parker, 2017).
These are the life-changing effects and the contribution
of science and technology. With the developments of
automation work, the demand of manual job will
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reduce and will leave the lives of the human workers in
stake. The content of the article is useful for writing
essay in future on topics like how can the strategies can
be implemented in the business industry that improve
on the opportunities for the human workers and not
affect the situation created by the automation in work.
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Bibliography:
Graham, M., Hjorth, I., & Lehdonvirta, V. (2017). Digital
labour and development: impacts of global
digital labour platforms and the gig economy on
worker livelihoods. Transfer: European Review
of Labour and Research, 23(2), 135-162.
Healy, J., Nicholson, D., & Parker, J. (2017). Guest
editors’ introduction: technological disruption
and the future of employment relations. Labour
& Industry: A Journal Of The Social And
Economic Relations Of Work, 27:3, 157-164.
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2017.1397258
Stewart, A., & Stanford, J. (2017). Regulating work in the
gig economy: What are the options?. The
Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(3),
420-437.
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