Assessment of Legal Responses to Professional Displacement and Self-Doubt
Abstract
Employment regulations are predicated on the idea that identity, sense of safety and social fit determine ability to work. Therefore, unemployed has an impact on a person's mental health, social identity, and self-esteem in addition to their financial loss. The concept of fairness is the foundation of employment law which also lessens the associated societal and personal costs upon emphasizing substantive the safeguards and procedural fairness. There are provisions like social security and anti-discrimination protection, these laws not only assisted people with their practical necessities but also provided working people with a feeling of fairness and self-respect. This chapter identifies and assesses the legal provisions in professional displacement enhancing imposter syndrome and identity crisis in employment because of automation and AI in industries.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Labor Law and Work Dynamics
Legal and Labor Studies
Employment and Welfare Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series
- Pages
- 85–104
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter