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.
As a result of the slowdown in its business, Bombardier has decided to cut 240 jobs in Kalmar, where it operates a plant which currently employs 500 people. This decision will affect both employees (100) and manual workers (140).
Eurofound (2003), Bombardier Transportation, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 59801, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59801.