Algorithmic management in the workplace, Cyber Resilience Act’s positions

 “I cannot anticipate what the next Commission will do. But we are attaching high importance to this issue of AI in the world of work.”

-Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

Story of the week: The European Commission is preparing the ground for a legislative initiative on algorithmic management in the workplace for the next mandate. Commissioner Nicolas Schmit told EURACTIV that the idea is to build on the AI Act, which looks at Artificial Intelligence from a market product perspective, to focus on specific applications in the field of employment. An external study has been commissioned to assess to what extent this technology is being deployed, the risks and opportunities and eventual regulatory gaps to be filled. A future legislative proposal will likely take as a blueprint the Platform Workers Directive, which has an entire chapter on algorithmic management that is now taking centre stage during the trilogue discussions. However, what remains to be seen is whether the political conditions will remain suitable for such a proposal, as the next European Commission and Parliament will likely have a much more conservative agenda. (...)