EU lawmakers send mixed messages on new rules for AI in the workplace
By Luca Bertuzzi ( December 17, 2025, 15:00 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers approved a resolution on AI in the workplace but removed a call for a legislative initiative after opposition led by the center-right European People's Party. The report still urges the European Commission to act on algorithmic management, yet the ambiguity over whether rules should be binding is unlikely to break the commission’s internal deadlock on including such measures in the upcoming Quality Jobs Act.The European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution on Wednesday that at the last minute removed a call for a legislative initiative on AI in the workplace at a time when the European Commission is also divided on the matter....
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