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.
The reduction of 8,500 jobs within the Mercedes Car Group division, which Daimler-Chrysler announced in September 2005, is completed by 90%. By 31st March 2006, almost 7,800 employees had signed voluntary agreements to terminate the employment contract including 1,800 agreements on early retirement.
Eurofound (2006), DaimlerChrysler, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 63308, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63308.