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.
Otis, a producer of lifts and escalators belonging to American United Technologies Corporation, will cut up to 230 jobs in several departments across Germany. Otis-manager Frühbauer said that the bad economic situation in Germany and strong competition were the reasons for the cuts. Employees' representatives criticised the move, as the company still makes healthy profits.
Eurofound (2005), Otis Elevators Co., Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 62544, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62544.