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.
Reuters has postponed the launch of a multi-million pound editorial system and ordered a £22 million cut in its editorial budget. Journalists at the group's UK news operation are considering strike action after senior management ordered a budget reduction and relocated jobs abroad. UK staff were informed of the budget reduction early in November 2004 and Reuters journalists believe the £22 million cost saving equates to the loss of up to 250 jobs from the financial information group's news division, which employs 2,300 people. However, Reuters executives have not indicated the scale of the job losses.
Eurofound (2004), Reuters, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60748, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60748.