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.
Logitech, the Swiss manufacturer of keyboards, webcams and other computer accessories has announced plans to cut 300 workers from it's global workforce. Logitech has a large presence in Cork, Ireland, and it is expected workers will be largely impacted there. The global restructuring has been attributed to a drop in consumer demand and spending after the pandemic. As part of the restructuring, the company has also hired a new Chief Financial Officer and revised its financial outlook for 2023.
Eurofound (2023), Logitech, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 109020, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109020.