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.
Saint Gobain has announced the suppression of 181 jobs in France, including the closure of two sites, Montreuil (Seine-Saint Denis) and Courtenay (Loiret). This is the result of its plumbing activity due to strong competition from Asia and central Europe.
Eurofound (2005), Saint-Gobain, Closure in France, factsheet number 62359, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62359.