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.
On 20 June 2005, the sea transport operator Steveco, informed it is to start cooperation negotiations with the whole personnel in order to cut its labour force by 300 employees. The cuts are carried out due to the weakening profitability.
On 31 August 2005 the company announced that 253 jobs will be lost.
Eurofound (2005), Steveco, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 61777, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61777.