"We are no Luddites!" - CSCW, Co-Determination and Digital Transformation in Germany

"We are no Luddites!" - CSCW, Co-Determination and Digital Transformation in Germany. Gerbracht, M., Krüger, M., De Castro Leal, D., Tolmie, P., & Wulf, V. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW1):153:1–153:23, April, 2024.

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HCI and CSCW have a long-standing interest in the consequences of digital transformation for work practices. A key part of this is its impact on labour relations. While prior HCI studies have examined labour relations in domains such as platform work, few have looked at industrial settings. This paper presents an ethnographic study of works councils in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Germany. Works councils exemplify the principle of Co-Determination, which is the right of employees to participate in the design and management of their workplace and play a vital role in vetting new technologies whenever they imply changes in work practices. A number of issues confront works councils when they attempt to accomplish this, namely a lack of time, knowledge, and external support. We discuss these issues and consider their implications for both design and the constitution of workplace democracy in future industrial settings.

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