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.
Chemical company Yara Lietuva suspended its production activities on 1 December 2008. The company has announced the closure of its plant in Kedainiai with the loss 140 jobs. The main reason for the closure of the plant is decreased demand for the company’s products.
Yara Lietuva belongs to the Yara International group, which is one of the largest suppliers of mineral fertilizers in the world.
Eurofound (2008), Yara Lietuva, Closure in Lithuania, factsheet number 67600, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67600.