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 12 June 2006, T-Mobile, one of the leading German mobile communications companies, announced the creation of 200 jobs in its customer service departments till the end of 2006. The creation of another 250 jobs shall follow till the end of 2007. After conducting a follow-up collective bargaining agreement for its employees, the management stated in a press release its plans to create the mentioned 450 jobs that shall safeguard T-Mobiles business expansion strategy.
Eurofound (2006), T-Mobile, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 63645, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63645.