European employers are rapidly adopting workforce technology, but many are lagging in AI compliance, putting workforce management and regulatory obligations at risk. That’s the stark finding from global employment and labor law practice Littler’s 2025 European Employer Survey, which surveyed over 400 HR professionals, in-house lawyers and business executives across 14 European countries th

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diction Seventy-one percent of European employers have reassessed or are actively reassessing job responsibilities due to the implementation of AI. On the high end, in Italy, that figure reaches 79%. On top of that, more than a quarter have reduced hiring or cut jobs