Bloomberg Talks EU Commission's Roxana Minzatu Talks Future-Proofing ‘Quality Jobs’
Dec 4, 2025
Roxana Minzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, drives EU policy on social rights and skills amid tech changes. She discusses a new plan to future-proof 'quality jobs,' balancing competitiveness with necessary protections in an AI-driven landscape. Minzatu explains the importance of consultations aimed at enhancing worker rights without burdening businesses. She champions a human-centric AI approach, emphasizing safety and privacy while detailing budget initiatives for reskilling workers to adapt to new technologies.
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AI Changes Labour Relations
- Roxana Minzatu frames quality jobs as balancing competitiveness with social rights amid AI-driven changes to work.
- She highlights algorithmic management as changing labour relations, not just tasks, and calls for trustworthy environments.
Engage In The Quality Jobs Consultation
- The Commission launched a first-phase consultation on a potential Quality Jobs Act and will consult social partners before any legislative steps.
- Do engage in those consultations so gaps in protections for algorithm-managed work are identified and addressed pragmatically.
Target Gaps, Not New Burdens
- Minzatu stresses the Commission will target regulatory gaps rather than add burdens that hurt agility and competitiveness.
- She says outputs will be balanced across social partners and technology leaders to avoid negative impacts on companies.