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.
Sud-Ouest, a French daily newspaper, is planning to cut 118 jobs as part of its latest social plan, 20 of which involve journalists. After failing to reach an agreement, the editorial staff went on strike for the second time. This marks the fourth social plan the newspaper has implemented in the past 11 years.
As of 2024, Sud-Ouest employs 720 workers, including 250 journalists.
A previous internal restructuring in 2012 was recorded in the ERM database, resulting in 180 job cuts Sud-Ouest 2012 - FR.
Eurofound (2024), Sud Ouest, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 201778, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201778.