The bill of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security was put out for consultation today. It sets limits on the unchecked use of artificial intelligence in the labour market and improves working conditions for platform workers.
“Artificial intelligence is an extremely useful tool, but its use must be governed by transparency and safeguards aimed at protecting workers and the labour market. That is precisely what this bill ensures. Among other things, it introduces human oversight of algorithmic management on platforms and further provisions to provide meaningful protection for workers on them,” Labour and Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus said.
The bill, entitled “Rules on the use of artificial intelligence in the labour market – Protection of platform workers – Transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/2831 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 – Pension provisions – Other provisions”, sets rules for the use of artificial intelligence and algorithms in the labour market, significantly increasing transparency in the algorithmic management of work and requiring human oversight of important decisions.
At the same time, according to the ministry’s announcement, the bill aims to ensure that the employment status of people who work through digital platforms is correctly determined, so that labour and social security legislation is properly applied and workers can effectively access their rights. It also strengthens the mechanisms for enforcing and protecting workers’ rights through more effective inspection, judicial protection and redress procedures.
The bill is built around two pillars:
The first concerns algorithmic management. For the first time, rules are being introduced for the use of artificial intelligence and algorithms in the labour market. The new provisions significantly increase transparency in the algorithmic management of work and require human oversight of important decisions affecting a person’s employment status.
The aim is to ensure workers are better informed about the processes and criteria used to make decisions concerning them, particularly when those decisions have a significant impact on their employment status, and to protect their personal data.
The second pillar focuses more broadly on improving working conditions for people working on platforms and strengthening protection for recipients of the services those platforms provide. Specifically, the bill seeks to: a) ensure that the employment status of people who work through digital platforms is correctly determined; b) improve transparency in the provision of services through digital platforms; and c) strengthen mechanisms for implementing and enforcing the law, facilitate access to justice and improve the exchange of information between the competent authorities.
Overall, the aim is to establish a coherent and effective regulatory framework for work through digital platforms that will strengthen worker protection, promote transparency and fair treatment, and help create a level playing field.
The bill also includes provisions with a strong social focus. In particular, it seeks to improve health insurance coverage for children approaching adulthood, introducing three new provisions to strengthen their insurance protection, particularly as they move from education into work. It also makes it easier to access parental leave and carers’ leave, and provides for a supplementary pregnancy and childbirth benefit from DYPA for insured mothers covered by EDOEAP.
The bill has been published online at opengov.gr and will remain open for consultation until 19 November 2026. Submissions will be taken into account in finalising the bill.