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.
SNCF, the French railway company, announced the continuing of its restructuring programme that saw more than 3,000 job losses in 2003. The company announced 3,505 further job losses by the end of 2004. The management insists that these job cuts will be achieved via natural attrition. The freight division will be most affected. On 13 May 2004, there was a national strike in protest of the redundancies. On 26 May 2004, the workers' representatives have been received by Louis Gallois, SNCF's president.
Eurofound (2004), SNCF, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 59839, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59839.