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.
Saab Automobile, the car manufacturer, is going to cut 204 jobs in Trollhättan (160 manual workers and 44 administrative employees) as a result of the continuing rationalisation efforts being made by the company. 'Effectiveness has improved by 7 to 15% in recent years', said the information director of the company, Christer Nillson. A retirement and severance benefit plan has been defined by the company and presented to the employees.
Eurofound (2006), Saab Automobile, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 64553, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64553.