Ethics in the digital workplace
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
The Livestorm company, which offers a videoconferencing solution to professionals, has completed a €25 million financing round, which will enable it to recruit 100 people. The demand for its video conferencing tool exploded during the COVID-19 lockdown, and has not fallen off since. The start-up grew from 1,000 to 4,000 customers during this period, multiplying its turnover by three in three months. To ensure this growth, the start-up plans to recruit 100 new customers within the next year.
Eurofound (2020), Livestorm, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 102544, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102544.