EU Commission set to prolong uncertainty on regulating AI in the workplace
By Luca Bertuzzi ( December 3, 2025, 11:23 GMT | Insight) -- Whether to propose binding rules on AI in the workplace or not is a question still causing division in the European Commission. EU social affairs chief Roxana Mînzatu favors legislation, but she faces strong internal resistance from digital chief Henna Virkkunen and a political agenda hostile to new rules. Documents due to be published on Wednesday keep the path open but narrow, stressing existing laws and leaving future intervention uncertain.Significant division persists inside the EU's executive branch over whether or not to regulate algorithmic management of workers, as new documents to be published on Wednesday will make clear, MLex has learned....
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