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.
Enery Plast, a manufacturer of plastic bags located in the north of France, was declared bankrupt on 20 February 2007. All 203 employees will lose their job before 23 February 2007. The company argued that it could not compete with the prices of competitors in Eastern Asia.
Eurofound (2007), Energy Plast, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 64961, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64961.