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.
More than 620 staff at the Gadget Shop were braced for redundancy after two bidders for the retailer walked away from a deal. PKF, which became the administrator of the collapsed chain in March 2005, said the potential buyers were concerned about retail spending and the supply of stock. The remaining 45 Gadget Shop outlets will shut before the end of May 2005, suffering the same fate as 10 that were closed by PKF in March 2005.
Eurofound (2005), Gadget Shop, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61397, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61397.