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.
On 08 May 2006, Deutsche Telekom, Germanys telecommunications operator, announced a restructuring of its staff. 6000 jobs are to be created in the customer and service business area. On the other hand 32,000 jobs are to be cut till the end of 2008. The reduction of jobs shall be regulated by compensation payments and offering senior employees to work part-time.
Eurofound (2006), Deutsche Telekom, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 63487, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63487.