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On October 16, join us at the European Economic and Social Committee for an engaging debate on the increasing impact of artificial intelligence and algorithmic management at work and potential EU policy action in this area, organised by the FEPS-Nordic Digital Programme and the EESC Workers' Group.

The renowned speakers will include Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights; S&D MEP Brando Benefei; Lucie Studnicná, president of the EESC Workers’ Group; and Isabelle Schömann, deputy general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, among many others.

This conference comes at a timely moment when the EU institutions are setting the agenda for the next five years. Following the Platform Work Directive, which contains rules on algorithmic management for platform workers, the European Commission commissioned an external study into the use of algorithms for managing, monitoring and recruiting for ALL workers; the mission letter for the recently announced Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for People, Skills and Preparedness portfolio also, includes an initiative on algorithmic management. In this legislature, it is crucial that trade unions, policymakers and experts work together to ensure the protection of workers' rights from the consequences of Algorithmic Management and AI.

In this conference, key findings from the research ‘Computer in command: Consequences of algorithmic management for workers’, based on a survey of over 6,000 union members in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, will be presented. The survey concludes that 76% of workers within sectors like warehousing and telemarketing experience one or more forms of Algorithmic Management. They report having less autonomy in their jobs, a greater workload, feeling more stressed, and greater concern among employees about job security.

We will explore these impacts, extrapolating our focus from the unique labour environments of the Nordic countries—Finland, Sweden, and Norway—where long-standing traditions of labour organisation intersect with rapidly advancing technologies to their implications for EU policymaking.

We shall also examine EU legal provisions on AI in the workplace, identifying critical areas that require a reassessment of its application, the potential actions trade unions can take and necessary legislative interventions.

If you wish to participate in this conference on the consequences of Algorithmic Management for workers, you can register now on our website: https://feps-europe.eu/event/computer-in-command/

Organised by: FEPS and the EESC Workers' Group
Media Partner: Euractiv

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