DRONES TECHNOLOGY” IN GREEN TRANSITION FROM SKY TO SEA

The relationship between employer and employee has undergone
significant changes over the past five years. Moving beyond the traditional
“master and servant” law, the dynamics of the employment relationship have
been intensely examined from a technological perspective. The gig economy
and its workforce are unveiling new complexities: the increasing use of
technology is creating diverse categories and redefining the very nature of the
parties involved. Not only has the “gig” worker emerged, but also the employer
is shedding its conventional identity, insofar as to become a “gig employer.”
Against this backdrop, the discussion explores and analyzes employment forms
involving drone usage. From drone shepherding to vertical farming, and the
marine remote operator, the article seeks to identify the contours of the new
employment categories emerging from drone technology.