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.
The merger of French cable operators, NC Numéricâble, France Telecom Câble, TTC TCE and Câble de l'Est, gave rise to a new entity called YPSO. Hence, the group is planning a restructuring effecting between 500 and 700 jobs out of 1,200. Three hundreds and fifteen employees will be dismissed and 210 will be outsourced. However, management affirms that 170 jobs will be redeployed.
Eurofound (2005), YPSO, Merger/Acquisition in France, factsheet number 61572, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61572.