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.
Loana, a traditional Czech textile company based in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, has declared insolvency and all 240 employees are expected to be dismissed. The company is owned by the Austrian company Ergee Holding since 2004. As of December 2008, there is no information as to when the job losses will occur.
Eurofound (2008), Loana, Bankruptcy in Czechia, factsheet number 67626, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67626.