Systemic intervention in digital work platforms

between irritaion and stabilization in labor law

Abstract

This paper analyzes the challenges faced by Labor Law in the context of digital platforms, focusing on the instability of legal responses to this phenomenon. It starts from the premise that there is no absence of regulation in the Brazilian legal system, but rather interpretative difficulties in applying existing norms to new forms of work organization. Based on Niklas Luhmann's systems theory, it investigates how the legal system processes the "irritations" arising from these platforms, preserving its operational closure. The research adopts a theoretical-analytical approach, with a qualitative analysis of judicial decisions and legislative proposals on the subject. The results indicate the existence of interpretative oscillations and a lack of decisional stabilization. It argues that the problem does not lie in anomie, but in difficulties in the systemic absorption of new labor dynamics, generating inconsistent responses. It concludes that Labor Law is in a process of adaptation, still unable to produce stable criteria for the classification of these relationships.