The precariousness of the professor´s work: a critical analysis of changes in the workplace produced from long distance learning

Abstract

This paper utilized the deductive method as a means for researching the precariousness of a professor’s workplace as long-distance learning is modifying Brazil’s colleges. This paradigm shift in the workplace is a direct result of advancements in new technologies. Furthermore, there are non-existent legal regulations for this specific form of work as analyzed by this study. Moreover, the use of new technologies embedded in the workplace can create harmful consequences, as major changes in the workplace is directly associated with employees’ work performance. This paper concludes that professors in long-distance learning are suffering a process of dehumanization, as there lacks specific rules sufficient to preserve human dignity. In the meantime, judicial decisions should, with the guiding principles of labor law and environmental Law, protect those most vulnerable in this process.