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.
The Italian tyres manufacturer Pirelli has decided to reduce the production capacity of its factory in Manresa (Barcelona) by around 30%in order to ensure the viability of the plant. As a result, 280 jobs will be lost by the end of the year.
Eurofound (2008), Pirelli, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 66900, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66900.