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 21 September 2005 the data communications group Finnet, issued to start codetermination negotiations in order to cut jobs by 300. The direct dismissals are estimated to be 180 and the rest of the cuts will be carried out through outsourcing.
On 14 November 2005 Finnet informed of the closed codetermination negotiation round. As a result of the process the number of direct dismissals was cut to 84. In addition to this the personnel will diminish by 150 due to outsourcing of activities.
Eurofound (2005), Finnet, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 62263, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62263.