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.
France Telecom, the French telecommunications company, announced on 15 January 2006 that 16,000 jobs would be suppressed in France by the end of 2008. 22,000 people are to leave the company through natural attrition till 2009. Voluntary relocation are expected (1,000 a year).Early retirement measures, considered as too expensive won't be implemented. No information was given on the exact number of direct dismissals.
Eurofound (2006), France Télécom, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 63089, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63089.