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Workers need greater say over AI rollout, says TUC-backed report
Exclusive: IPPR thinktank calls for new measures to boost employees’ influence at ‘pivotal moment’ in history
TL;DR
- Workers need more bargaining power over AI adoption to ensure fair benefit sharing.
- A TUC-backed report by the IPPR calls for measures to boost employee influence.
- Survey data shows AI has mixed impacts: 20% find it improves work, 21% find it worse, and 4% lost jobs.
- AI impacts are categorized as augmentation, degradation, or displacement.
- Recommendations include a statutory duty for employers to consult workers on AI.
- A "worker support levy" is proposed to fund portable benefits like union membership, insurance, or training.
- Consultation can occur via existing union arrangements, worker representation on boards, or new consultative bodies.
- The TUC emphasizes that technological transitions require active shaping to benefit workers and society.
- The government is enthusiastic about AI adoption for economic growth, with Labour aiming to maximize its value.