At a time when artificial intelligence is increasingly taking on the role of an “invisible recruiter,” the question of fairness and transparency in hiring is becoming one of the key legal and societal challenges of our time. This very topic will be addressed at the LegalTech 2026 conference, which will bring together leading experts from the legal, technological, and regulatory sectors on May 20.

One of the most compelling moments of the conference will be the panel discussion titled “Algorithmic Discrimination in the Labour Market,” which raises a crucial question: how prepared is the Croatian legal framework for an era in which algorithms increasingly “decide” on people’s professional futures? The panel will focus on the growing prevalence of so-called black-box systems, where hiring decisions are made by algorithms without clear or understandable explanations. Participants will քննարկ whether such a model can be aligned with the fundamental right of candidates to know why they were rejected—and where, in this process, human responsibility ends and system responsibility begins.

Special emphasis will be placed on whether the existing Croatian legal framework—including the Labour Act, the Anti-Discrimination Act, and the Gender Equality Act – is sufficiently adaptable to address the challenges of automated decision-making, or whether new, more precise regulations are required.

Experts Shaping the Discussion

The panel will feature distinguished experts from various sectors, including AI and data industries, the insurance sector, regulatory institutions, and academia. Among them is Vjeran Malenica, a lecturer at EFFECTUS University of Applied Sciences, who will present a legal perspective on the intersection of technology, labour law, and candidate protection in a digitalized recruitment process. His participation highlights the importance of connecting academic knowledge with practice at a time when the law must respond to rapid and complex technological changes.

Law, Technology, and the Labour Market in One Place

The panel “Algorithmic Discrimination in the Labour Market” will go beyond theoretical discussion and open the floor to concrete questions about the future: How can we ensure that algorithms do not reproduce human biases? Who bears responsibility when decisions are made by systems we cannot fully explain? And can we even speak of fair hiring without full transparency in artificial intelligence?

LegalTech 2026 will seek to provide answers to these questions, with live streaming and participation from audiences across the region.

The conference once again confirms its role as a key platform at the intersection of law, technology, and business practice—where not only questions are raised, but answers are shaped that will define the future of work.

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