Algorithmic Management
The project analysed the effects of Algorithmic Management (AM) on employment relations and employee representation.
AM systems are increasingly used to track the performance of employees or contractors and to optimize decisions concerning their tasks. If they are not designed in an inclusive way, this can result in work intensification, and increased standardization, control and surveillance.
The project identified options for workers and their representatives to develop inclusive AM systems that entail transparency in the design and implementation of these systems at the company level in order to maintain and expand the autonomy of work in the oversight of automated processes. The methods include company case studies in four countries (Spain, Hungary, Denmark and Germany) and two sectors that will be analyzed comparatively. The empirical work aimed at identifying good practices, develop collective bargaining strategies and providing recommendations for trade unions, workers’ representatives, and employers.
