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.
Engineering firm Rolls-Royce has announced that 100 jobs are in doubt. There will be 70 jobs lost at its submarine division in Derby and thirty others could lose their jobs, but a spokesman said it was hoped most of them could be found other work. The company said the cuts were part of a restructuring programme and the majority of staff affected have taken voluntary redundancy. Tony Tinley, from the union, said: 'So far so good. Obviously it gets more difficult as you get down to the last few numbers.'
Eurofound (2006), Rolls-Royce, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 62807, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62807.