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.
Following the examples of ZDF and ARD, the German regional broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) plans to cut some 100 jobs in order to reduce its costs. The organisation of WDR will be modified and a higher productivity will be requested from the journalists. WDR employs 4,400 people.
Eurofound (2004), WDR Westdeutschen Rundfunk, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 60981, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60981.