“What parameters does the algorithm use?”: This is the Study guide for assessing how technology affects companies.

The document presented by the second vice president this Friday is the result of the work of a panel of experts selected from the Ministry. Gemma Galdon (coordinator) and university professors or researchers Anna Guines (basic) Ana Belen Munoz (UC3M), Javier Sanchez–Handbag (University of Cordoba) and Adrian Todoli (University of Valencia). Its 30 pages aim to summarize what an algorithm is, how it works, and the information companies are required by law to provide to their employees.

This initiative,rider law‘, extended the right to its employees to obtain information for their company. The standard requires companies to open their own “black boxes” of algorithms and provide information on the extent to which they appear in the decision-making process. e.g Amazon Although the final decision to send more or less people is an intermediate position, the number of workers assigned to cover the different stages of activity is recommended by an algorithm. Under what parameters does the algorithm build its recommendations and leave some posts with more or less people? This is something the works council may require company management to know after the law is passed.

The document presented highlights the importance of human intervention being constant in each of the decisions, not just at one part or the end of the process. To avoid bias or involuntary discrimination at any time in the chain.

Does the company use algorithms or decision systems? automatic for detailing people’s profiles?”. This is one of the questions the algorithms guide collects. Managing a large amount of data for selecting and filtering profiles is one of the most common uses of algorithms today. in purchases.

Knowing whether it is used and by what criteria one person is prioritized over another, or deciding to exclude certain groups of people, is one of the important pieces of information to avoid potential unknown or discriminatory bias. Also if the algorithm is based on a fixed code or changing based on continuous learning. “This tool aims to break the information asymmetry between employees and companies,” said the project coordinator. Gemma Galdon.

It is not only a tool to defend workers’ rights—often designed for that—but it can also serve as a reference for companies that buy algorithms designed by others. So the vast majority. “Were there any changes or changes made to the software in your installation? Yes. In your case, of what type and for what purpose?” There are two key questions Work recommends companies ask when they receive such programs.

The second vice president suggested during the presentation of the guide that the implementation of the algorithm to track unpaid overtime would be “soon”. The MAX algorithm (‘More algorithm for less overtime’) tries to limit overtime hours and, above all, uncontrolled and unpaid overtime hours. In Spain, around 27 million unpaid overtime hours are worked and there are regulations such as: day record These practices, which have been in force for three years, could not be prevented.