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.
Irish-owned airline, Aer Arann, has announced up to 100 redundancies as part of a cost-cutting programme in response to the "difficult international environment" in the airline industry. The company currently employs 400 people, and insists its key routes will not be affected by its cost-cutting proposals.
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