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BARMETAL: Digitalisation, Automatisation and Decarbonisation: Opportunity for Strengthening Collective Bargaining in the Metal Sector: Slovakia Policy Report

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BARMETAL: Digitalisation, Automatisation and Decarbonisation: Opportunity for Strengthening Collective Bargaining in the Metal Sector: Slovakia Policy Report

Autori: Kahancová, M. and Lukáčová, K.
Publikované dňa: august 2024
Kľúčové slová: digitalisation, decarbonization, automatisation, collective bargaining, metal sector, automotive

Abstrakt:

The emergence and intensification of the so-called dual or twin transition, referring to digitalization and the green transition, increasingly exposes European countries to challenges in adapting to these processes. One of the relevant emerging challenges is the effect on the labour market, because technological change increases the risks of labour and skills shortages and can facilitate a greater mismatch between labour supply and demand (Studená et al. 2023). At the same time, technological change facilitates job upgrading and secures competitiveness of the concerned industry in the future. As part of transition trends, automatization, digitalization and decarbonization (hereafter DAD) of production and their effect on the labour market are receiving increased attention by policy makers and researchers. To contribute to this debate, this report analyses how the key challenges related to changing workplaces and working conditions due to DAD are addressed in collective bargaining both at the workplace and sector levels in Slovakia. The report is part of the BARMETAL project (Digitalization, Automatization and Decarbonization: Opportunity for Strengthening Collective Bargaining in the Metal Sector) analysing the same trends across 12 countries and at the EU level. The case of Slovakia is relevant for analysing the impact of DAD on the labour market as the Slovak economy is highly industrialized with a leading role in the manufacturing industry, and automotive sector therein. This is the sector with highest pressure to transform and adapt to new technologies; and Slovakia faces the highest risks of skills shortages emerging from automation and digitalization in Europe (Machlica et al., 2017). At the same time, the transformation process may generate a strong disruptive impact on local labour markets (Majzlíková and Vitáloš, 2022). This brings specific challenges and needs to individuals and companies that need to absorb this change with skill adaptation being at the core.

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