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.
Alcan Packaging Mühltal, a producer of packaging material belonging to the American Alcan group, will close its factory by the end of September 2006. The management will work out a redundancy programme with the employees' representatives. Labour costs in Germany are said to be too high to keep the factory running.
Eurofound (2006), Alcan Packaging, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 62704, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62704.