Who decides at work?

How is rapid digitalisation panning out in one of the most digitally advanced and highly unionised parts of Europe, namely the Nordics? This was the main question driving the 2025-2026 FEPS-Nordic Digital Programme, which looked into AI in the public sector, the impact of AI on productivity, workers’ data rights and how the Nordic response to algorithmic management can inform the upcoming Quality Jobs Act. As the publications make clear, the balance of power between employers, workers and citizens is shifting, and Europe is now deciding how to respond.  

The Quality Jobs Act, expected in December 2026, offers a chance to strengthen workers’ rights in the EU’s digital and social agenda. But what does protecting workers’ rights look like in practice? The Nordic countries, among the most digitally advanced countries in Europe, can offer some answers.  

The FEPS-Nordic Digital Programme has coninued to ground the debate on AI at work in evidence from Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway, where trade unions, public authorities and employers are adopting AI, automation and algorithmic management and are experiencing, among others, shifts in accountability and transparency.  

This webinar, organised by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in cooperation with the Programme’s consortium partners, presents the findings of the 2025-2026 edition, including four new publications, and discusses what they mean for the EU policy agenda in the months ahead. 

The FEPS–Nordic Digital Programme, a collaborative research and policy initiative led by FEPS in cooperation with Nordic think tanks and trade unions. In 2025-2026, the programme continued to focus on algorithmic management at the workplace, but also examined the impact of AI on decision-making, the public sector and worker productivity, empowering workers and shaping a fairer digital future. 

For more information on the webinar, please do not hesitate to contact Monty Aal, FEPS Digital Policy Analyst (monty.aal@feps-europe.eu) or Vanessa Zwisele, FEPS Project Officer (vanessa.zwisele@feps-europe.eu).