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.
US car parts manufacturer Delphi, which has been declared bankrupt, announced on 26 March 2007 that it is cutting 107 jobs at its factory in Etupes, in Doubs. The company said that 19 employees will be redeployed as part of its restructuring plan. Delphi announced a national restructuring programme in France back on 31 January 2006. The company posted a loss figure of 5.5 billion USD in 2006.
Eurofound (2007), Delphi, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 65174, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65174.