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.
VA Tech JST, generator manufacturer subsidiary to the Austrian group VA Tech, will shed 108 jobs in Lyon. The company's turnover has dropped by 30% last year, and it is estimated that the sector is experiencing a worldwide overcapacity of 30%. Unions indicated that they are in negotiations with management and that relations are good.
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