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.
Diageo, active in the manufacture of distilled potable alcoholic beverages such as Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, etc. announced a world-wide restructuring plan due to its acquisition of Seagram. 1,600 jobs are affected.
In September 2003, the company announced restructuring could affect until 2,500 jobs world-wide by the end of 2005. To date, 1,800 workers have yet left the group.
Eurofound (2002), Diageo, Merger/Acquisition in World, factsheet number 59919, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59919.