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Quality Jobs Act

Planned European Commission legislative proposal on job quality, including rules on algorithmic management at work.

The European Commission is targeting 3 December 2026 to adopt its Quality Jobs Act proposal, which is expected to cover algorithmic management, Remote Work Europe reported on 1 November.

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Key Question

Will Brussels give workers a right to appeal decisions made by algorithms?

Timeline for Quality Jobs Act

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Set for Commission adoption on 3 December

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Background

The Quality Jobs Act is a planned European Commission legislative proposal on job quality, and its legal form is not yet confirmed. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced it in her 2025 State of the Union address, and the Commission's work programme places it in the fourth quarter of 2026.

A two-stage consultation of EU social partners began in December 2025; the second stage closed on 28 September 2026. It named five possible areas: algorithmic management and AI at work, workplace safety including telework, subcontracting chains, skills for the digital and green transitions, and enforcement through Labour inspections.

If adopted, the act would set EU job-quality rules on how software manages staff, alongside the AI Act's workplace obligations rather than in place of them.

Key Issues
Algorithmic management

The Commission targets a December adoption

Adoption on 3 December 2026 is the Commission's working target, according to Remote Work Europe on 1 November; its own work programme commits only to the fourth quarter. Even then, the text would open talks with the European Parliament and member governments rather than become law.

The draft is expected to reach algorithmic management, where software assigns, monitors and rates workers. That puts the act beside rules already on the books: the AI Act's high-risk employment obligations apply from 2 December 2027. Employer groups argue that new algorithmic-management rules would duplicate the AI Act and GDPR, while Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu has said the act will repeat neither.

Common Questions
What is the EU Quality Jobs Act?
A planned European Commission proposal on job quality. Consultation covered algorithmic management and AI at work, workplace safety, subcontracting chains, skills and enforcement.Source: Brussels Times, 20 July 2026
When will the Commission propose the Quality Jobs Act?
the Commission is targeting 3 December 2026, according to Remote Work Europe. Its work programme places the act in the fourth quarter of 2026.Source: Remote Work Europe
Is the Quality Jobs Act already law?
No. As of 6 November 2026 the Commission had not yet adopted the proposal. Once it does, the European Parliament and member governments must negotiate and agree a text before it becomes law.Source: Remote Work Europe
Will the Quality Jobs Act cover algorithmic management?
the Commission's consultation listed algorithmic management and AI at work as a priority area, including transparency in automated decisions and limits on excessive monitoring.Source: Brussels Times, 20 July 2026
Source Material
Labour exploitation and AI oversight targeted in EU's push for Quality Jobs ActEU Quality Jobs Act December adoption target

Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 6 November 2026. Editorial standards.