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.
George W King, a manufacturer of car parts, is to close its factory in Letchworth in Hertfordshire with the loss of all 200 jobs. The firm had previously argued that the Letchworth site had been losing money. As of 23 November 2008 no information has been released as to when the factory will close.
Eurofound (2008), George W King, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67431, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67431.