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DRAFT REPORT (2025/2080(INL))

With recommendations to the Commission on digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work

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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs · Rapporteur: Andrzej Buła

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This draft report requests a directive on algorithmic management in the workplace, covering transparency, consultation, prohibitions, human oversight, health and safety, and labour inspectorates. It applies to workers and solo self-employed persons, and calls for skills support and inclusive workplaces.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes a framework directive on algorithmic management, setting minimum standards for transparency, consultation, human oversight, and health and safety, applicable to workers and solo self-employed persons.

Key points

  1. Requests the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive on algorithmic management in the workplace, based on Articles 153(2)(b) and 16(2) TFEU.
  2. Calls for continuous upskilling, reskilling, and in-work training on AI and algorithmic management, with adequate financial resources.
  3. Calls on the Commission to maintain and strengthen the European Social Fund+ post-2027 for digital upskilling and reskilling.
  4. Calls for proactive measures to support young people and first-time jobseekers affected by the phasing out of entry-level jobs due to AI.
  5. Calls for health and safety assessments before deploying or significantly changing AI tools, and for sector-specific guidance.
  6. Calls for inclusive support measures for persons with disabilities, older workers, and vulnerable individuals, and for reasonable accommodation.
  7. Calls on Member States and employers to implement the right to disconnect.
  8. The proposed directive would require employers and procurers of services to provide written information on algorithmic management use, including data categories and automated decision-making.
  9. It would require consultation before deploying or updating systems affecting remuneration, work arrangements, or working time.
  10. It would prohibit processing personal data on emotional state, neurosurveillance, private conversations, off-duty behaviour, and certain inferences.
  11. It would require human oversight, explanations for algorithmic decisions, and human review of decisions on hiring, termination, and pay changes.
  12. It would require employers to evaluate risks to safety and health, and task labour inspectorates with oversight.

Who is affected

  • Workers and employers in the Union, as well as solo self-employed persons and procurers of services.
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises, which need simplified compliance and tailored guidance.
  • Persons with disabilities, older workers, and vulnerable individuals, who need inclusive support.
  • National labour inspectorates, which would oversee algorithmic management systems.

Figures and deadlines

  • 15% of workers participated in relevant training in 2023; 42% acknowledge need to improve AI skills; 61% foresee new skills requirements.
  • Over one-quarter of companies in the Union use at least one form of algorithmic management.
  • 62% of Europeans have a positive view of robots and AI in the workplace.
  • Over 80% support rules on protecting workers' privacy; 77% support involvement of workers in technology design.
  • Roughly 20 million solo self-employed persons in the Union, almost 10% of workforce.

Legal basis: Article 153(2)(b) in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) and Article 16(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.