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.
Yazaki Saltano, a Japanese multinational that produces vehicle cables has announced that it is to cut 300 jobs at the Ovar factory. The decision is justified by the end of production of car components. The factory currently employs 1,900 workers.
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