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Workday is an AI platform for workforce and financial management used by over 11,000 organizations globally.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Ioan-Dragos Tudorache (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

29 Jan 2026 · The European Union’s industrial agenda

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

28 Jan 2026 · EU Digital Policy

Meeting with Arba Kokalari (Member of the European Parliament) and DIGITALEUROPE and Technology Industries of Finland (Teknologiateollisuus ry)

4 Dec 2025 · Employment policy

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda

Workday demands streamlined EU digital rules to cut business costs

13 Oct 2025
Topic — The EU is consulting on a digital omnibus to simplify existing legislative frameworks.
Message — Workday calls for a single, unified reporting regime for cybersecurity incidents to replace overlapping laws. They propose that high-risk AI rules only take effect twelve months after technical standards are released. They also suggest excluding cloud providers from new cyber rules if they already meet existing standards.123
Why — This would reduce the significant administrative and financial burdens of duplicate regulatory compliance.4
Impact — Public security agencies lose early awareness of software flaws if reporting is delayed.5
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Meeting with Maria Zafra Saura (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath) and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries and American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium

9 Oct 2025 · Data protection and privacy

Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union

18 Sept 2025 · EU – US relations

Meeting with Victor Negrescu (Member of the European Parliament) and Microsoft Corporation and

3 Sept 2025 · LinkedIn/OECD session on skills-first hiring

Meeting with Andrzej Buła (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

16 Jul 2025 · AI and algorythmic management

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

15 Jul 2025 · GDPR, e-Privacy, Data Flows, Data Union Strategy (Staff-level)

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jul 2025 · EU Research Policy

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Apr 2025 · European Union of Skills: Exchange of views

Meeting with Hanna Anttilainen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

21 Feb 2025 · Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud services, simplification

Meeting with Maria Zafra Saura (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

5 Feb 2025 · Artificial Intelligence (AI), data protection

Workday urges EU to simplify rules and boost AI adoption

31 Jan 2025
Topic — A strategy to revitalize the Single Market and improve European global competitiveness.
Message — Workday requests a harmonized regulatory framework and the simplification of existing rules. They urge the Commission to prioritize current implementation over new burdens like the AI Liability Directive.12
Why — Harmonization would reduce compliance costs and streamline the provision of cloud services.3
Impact — Consumer groups lose the legal protections intended by the proposed AI Liability Directive.4
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Meeting with Sophie Wilmès (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Jan 2025 · Général

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Oct 2024 · Education Policy

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · AI at workplace

Response to Report on the first review of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

6 Sept 2024

Workday appreciates the opportunity to comment on the European Commissions call for evidence on the functioning of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). See our comments enclosed.
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Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2024 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Microsoft Corporation and

9 Nov 2023 · Posizione AmCham su CRA

Response to Evaluation of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Cybersecurity Certification Framework

16 Sept 2023

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Workday is used by more than 10,000 organisations around the world and across industriesfrom medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Workday has more than 3,900 employees in 19 European offices and more than 2,025 customers headquartered in Europe. Workday welcomes the opportunity to share our views with the European Commission for its call for evidence on the evaluation of ENISA and the European cybersecurity certification framework. Please see enclosed our submission.
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Workday Urges Harmonization of EU Sustainability Standards With Global Rules

7 Jul 2023
Topic — A consultation on mandatory standards for companies to report environmental, social, and governance factors.
Message — Workday calls for alignment with international standards to create a global baseline. They urge harmonized national implementation and recognition of equivalent foreign reporting rules.12
Why — Aligning standards would prevent multinational companies from facing duplicative and unproductive administrative burdens.3
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Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

22 Jun 2023 · Artificial Intelligence Act

Meeting with Morten Løkkegaard (Member of the European Parliament) and Oracle

10 May 2023 · AmCham EU Strasbourg

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Cisco Systems Inc. and Business Software Alliance

11 Apr 2023 · Revision of the Product Liability Directive

Meeting with Deirdre Clune (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Google and

14 Mar 2023 · AI Act

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE and

6 Dec 2022 · Green Deal state of play

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

8 Jun 2022 · AI Act.

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

8 Jun 2022 · International data transfers and artificial intelligence

Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament)

30 May 2022 · Doing business in Dublin

Workday calls for Data Act to reflect SaaS market realities

13 May 2022
Topic — The proposed EU Data Act regulates data sharing, cloud switching, and interoperability.
Message — Workday urges regulators to refine the law to account for the complexity of enterprise software. They request longer switching timelines and clearer definitions for cloud-based services to avoid stifling innovation.12
Why — These changes would protect Workday's competitive advantage and reduce its regulatory compliance burden.3
Impact — European IT consultants risk losing their business model to mandated provider-led switching.4
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Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and TikTok Technology Ltd and Fair Trials Europe

3 May 2022 · Artificial Intelligence Act

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and IBM Corporation

3 Feb 2022 · Meeting on AI Act

Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

3 Aug 2021

Workday’s response to the European Commission’s proposal for regulation on artificial intelligence (the AI Act) draws on our contributions to the Commission’s preparatory consultations as well as earlier work developing Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI. We highlight important areas of alignment between the Act and Workday’s January 2021 white paper in which we proposed a horizontal approach to regulation, self-assessment, life-cycle analysis, transparency and provision of necessary information to deployers and end-users, as well as consideration of the ethical implications and impact of the technology on users. Notwithstanding significant areas of alignment, we take issue with certain aspects of the Act and make recommendations for improvement. Most importantly, we call into question the product-safety framing of the Act, noting that AI is not a product, it is a tool or method that can manifest in products, software, or services. We suggest that the Commission should consider adopting a framework more closely tied to ethical and trustworthy AI rather than product safety, at least for standalone software systems.
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Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

1 Jul 2021 · Latest developments and the work in progress regarding the Trade and Technology Council (TTC)

Response to Data Act (including the review of the Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases)

25 Jun 2021

Workday is pleased to have the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) for the proposed Data Act. Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organisations around the world and across industries—from medium-sized businesses to more than 45 percent of the Fortune 500. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Workday has more than 13,000 employees worldwide and over 2,750 employees in our 21 offices across Europe. Workday has more than 650 customers headquartered in Europe, including Airbus, BlablaCar, ING, Siemens, Sanofi, Santander, and ThyssenKrupp. The attached response focuses on three areas of particular interest: data sharing, data portability, and third country access to data.
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Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

25 Feb 2021 · Data protection

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

18 Feb 2021 · Meeting on the Pact for Skills and other workforce development initiatives.

Response to Legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces

29 Jan 2021

Workday appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission proposal for a Data Governance Act (“DGA”). Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and across industries—from medium-sized businesses to more than 60 percent of the Fortune 50. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Workday has more than 12,300 employees worldwide and 21 offices across Europe. Workday’s European-based customers include Airbus, BlablaCar, ING, Primark, Siemens, Sanofi, Santander, and ThyssenKrupp. Workday supports the growth of a vibrant European data economy and therefore welcomes the stated objective of the Commission proposal for a DGA to “increase trust in data sharing, strengthen mechanisms that increase data availability and overcome technical obstacles to reusing data.” As data- driven innovation transforms nearly all aspects of our economy, powering new technologies like AI and ML, it will be critical to ensure trust and fundamental rights are protected. In our May 2020 submission on the Commission strategy for data, we outlined our early feedback on the Commission’s work in this important area, and we are pleased to offer the attached comments for the present consultation. If you have any questions or if we can provide further information, please do not hesitate to contact Jens-Henrik Jeppesen, Director of Public Policy, EMEA at jens.jeppesen@workday.com.
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Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

28 Jan 2021 · CPDP Conference panel on AI regulation

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)

21 Jan 2021 · AI, Data transfers, GDPR

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

13 Jan 2021 · Data protection

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

17 Dec 2020 · International data transfer, Data economy

Response to Commission Implementing Decision on standard contractual clauses between controllers and processors located in the EU

10 Dec 2020

Attached please find Workday, Inc.'s comments on the draft standard contractual clauses between controllers and processors located in the EU.
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Response to Commission Implementing Decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries

10 Dec 2020

Attached please find Workday's comments on the draft standard contractual clauses for transferring personal data to non-EU countries.
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Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

6 Nov 2020 · Digital issues

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

28 Sept 2020 · AI, Data transfer

Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

10 Sept 2020

Please find attached Workday's comments on the Inception Impact Assessment Best regards, Jens-Henrik Jeppesen Director, Public Policy, EMEA
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Response to Report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation

29 Apr 2020

Feedback in the enclosed attachment.
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Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

4 Mar 2020 · Skills

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

3 Mar 2020 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

5 Dec 2019 · Presentation of the company's activities

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

4 Dec 2019 · Competition and access to data

Response to Report on the Application of the eIDAS Regulation

25 Oct 2019

Please see the attached pdf. Thank you for your consideration.
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Meeting with Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

25 Sept 2019 · Data protection

Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

27 Jun 2019 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

25 Jun 2019 · Blockchain, GDPR, Digital Single Market, Data transfer between EU and EU

Response to Informative guidance on the Regulation on the Free flow of non-personal data

13 Mar 2019

Please see feedback from Workday in the attached pdf. Thank you in advance
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Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

26 Sept 2018 · Big data, AI, e-privacy

Meeting with Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

26 Sept 2018 · Privacy shield

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and

19 Sept 2017 · EU US Privacy Shield, GDPR, Online hate speech, e-evidence

Meeting with Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

2 Feb 2017 · Discussion on the adoption of European Data Economy and Privacy package

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

1 Feb 2017 · EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR

Meeting with Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

23 Jun 2016 · Privacy Shield

Meeting with Patricia Reilly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

23 Oct 2015 · EU priorities for education

Meeting with Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

22 May 2015 · Digital Skills