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title: "Algorithmic management"
description: "The use of automated monitoring and decision systems to direct, evaluate or sanction workers."
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/algorithmic-management
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-24
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# Algorithmic management

The use of automated monitoring and decision systems to direct, evaluate or sanction workers. The EU Platform Work Directive limits the data such systems may process and requires transparency, human oversight and a right to human review [1].

- Developed in: [ch. 20, Employment](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/existing-law#employment)
- Chapters: [ch. 20, Existing Law](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/existing-law)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-algorithmic-management

## Sources

[1] Directive (EU) 2024/2831 on improving working conditions in platform work (Arts. 7 limits on processing, 9 transparency, 10 human oversight, 11 human review; transposition by 2 Dec 2026). Official Journal of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2024-10-23. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/2831/oj (verified: primary)