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.
Siemens has announced plans to cut 600 jobs at its affiliate Siemens Enterprise Communications in Germany. The affiliate provides communications solutions for companies of all sizes, and employs 6000 across Germany. The need of the subsidiary to cut costs is the reason behind the job losses. There is as yet no more information on when the job losses will be implemented by.
Eurofound (2007), Siemens Enterprise Communications, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 65682, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65682.