According to the global union federation of services, Uni Global Union, the use of Algorithmic tools by those in control must be ‘transparent, non-discriminatory, and negotiated with workers’. The global union federation’s Professionals & Managers group has prepared a guide for national unions to help them understand the role they should play in the introduction, use and management of any algorithmic management tool in the workplace.
The guide (here) aims primarily to familiarize national unions with the notion of an algorithm. It describes a number of tools being offered to companies and addresses questions/issues being raised by them. These algorithm solutions have significant implications for workplaces and the labour market in so far as they are used for recruitment, performance management, and personnel management. The guide highlights that key for trade unions is that their contribution and involvement ensures such to
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