Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/339133 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
Department of Economic Policy Working Paper Series No. 31
Publisher: 
University of Economics in Bratislava, Department of Economic Policy, Bratislava
Abstract: 
The world of labour has been experiencing unprecedented advancements in automation that are changing the working conditions and accelerating productivity. Nevertheless, automation brings uneven benefits to different social and demographic groups in the labour market; vulnerable groups encounter multiple difficulties in accessing digital technologies and skills (e.g., Higgins et al., 2023; Kitsara, 2022; OECD, 2025). Inequalities are a result of unequal access to education, a lack of institutional support in the social and educational sphere, or limited access to workers' representation (PikeQy, 2014). Due to the accumulation of barriers, integration of vulnerable groups requires a holistic approach in labour integration and systemic coordination of key actors in providing social, health-care, and employment services (M´ytna Kureková et al., 2022; Greve, 2021). Nevertheless, it remains unclear how the automation will affect employment prospects and working conditions of vulnerable workers in Slovakia and Czechia, including socially marginalized communities, the elderly, or people with disabilities. Building on an intersectional theoretical and analytical framework of vulnerability (Atewologun, 2018; Crenshaw, 1990), this working paper presents a conceptual and analytical framework for understanding the impact of the automation on various population subgroups situated in the specific country context of Slovakia and Czechia.
Subjects: 
automation
digital divide
labour market
intersectional framework
vulnerable workers
JEL: 
J01
J08
J24
J60
J70
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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