Recital 52

Information and consultation of workers’ representatives, which are regulated at Union level pursuant to Directive 2002/14/EC, are key to fostering effective social dialogue. As the introduction of or substantial changes in the use of automated monitoring systems and automated decision-making systems by digital labour platforms have direct impacts on the work organisation and individual working conditions of platform workers, additional measures are necessary to ensure that digital labour platforms inform and effectively consult platform workers’ representatives before such decisions are taken, at the appropriate level. Given the technical complexity of algorithmic management systems, information should be given in due time to enable platform workers’ representatives to prepare for consultation, with the assistance of an expert chosen by the platform workers or their representatives in a concerted manner where needed. The information and consultation measures provided for in Directive 2002/14/EC remain unaffected by this Directive.