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.
French multinational, Sopra Steria is a provider of digital and software development consultancy services for banking, industry and administration. The company has announced plans to increase its workforce in Spain by 1,100 employees during 2023; 60% of the new workers will be 'juniors' profiles. The company has indicated that 500 new workers will come from the 'Take Up' programme for recent graduates who want to specialise in technologies, programming languages and the development of applications and websites ('Full Stack'). Sopra Steria anticipates that 572 jobs will be located in Madrid, 187 in Valencia, 154 in Barcelona and 132 in Seville, although new profiles will also be added in Bilbao, Santander, Vitoria and Malaga. In addition, the company has announced that it expects to see its revenues grow by 13% in 2023.
The company has experienced a major job increase in previous years in Spain (Sopra Steria-2019-ES, Sopra Steria-2020-ES, Sopra-Steria-2023-ES) and France (Sopra Steria-2022-FR).
Eurofound (2023), Sopra Steria, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 109026, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109026.