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.
Apotti, the provider of the Apotti health and social care client and patient record system has initiated change negotiations with a plan to cut up to 150 jobs. In addition, the job descriptions of around 350 employees may be revised.
The company is looking to significantly improve the cost efficiency of its operations as its clients in the social work and health care sectors are facing budgetary pressures.
Apotti is owned by wellbeing services counties in the Uusimaa region, the city of Helsinki, and Helsinki University Hospital. In 2023, the company had approximately 570 employees.
Updated 2024-12-11
Apotti will cut 85 jobs following the completion of statutory negotiations with employee representatives. A few jobs have been converted to fixed-term contracts and positions are also being eliminated in connection with retirements. Around 15% of employees will be made redundant. Another 165 persons will see changes in their job content, and a few wholly new job descriptions are being created.
Eurofound (2024), Apotti, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 201659, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201659.