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.
Ireland-based construction project management company PM Group has announced that it will create 400 new jobs worldwide as part of its global expansion. 200 positions are to be created in Ireland, where the company is headquartered. The remaining jobs will be created at its units across Europe, Asia and the United States.
The recruitment process has been launched and is expected to be open throughout 2021. The company is looking for specialists in data analytics, engineering, environmental and project controls.
According to the CEO of the group, 'many current projects are actively dealing with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic'.
Founded in 1973 in Ireland, PM Group operates in Ireland, the UK, Poland, China, Singapore and the United States and employs about 3,200 staff worldwide. PM Group specialises in managing the construction, design and commissioning of high-tech facilities in the food, pharma, medtech, data centre, energy and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Eurofound (2021), PM Group, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 105260, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105260.