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.
Google has announced it plants to cut 240 jobs in Ireland as part of their global restructuring plan which will cut approximately 12000 jobs. The jobs cuts are spread throughout a number of areas with 85 jobs in sales, 80 jobs to be cut in technology and engineering, and the remaining 75 job cuts will impact support functions. A collective consultation process has commenced since the announcement date.
Google currently employs 5,500 people directly in the Republic of Ireland, with an additional 4,000 contract and temporary workers.
The global restructuring plan for Google which was announced in January 2023 was recorded in the ERM database (Google-2023-WO).
Eurofound (2023), Google, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 108430, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108430.