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.
Perkins Engines, a company manufacturing diesel engines, has announced that it is to cut 150 jobs at its site in Peterborough. The cuts reflect the company's response to falling demand and they will mostly affect temporary staff. However, the company has committed to implementing a voluntary redundancy scheme for permanent staff. As of 12 December 2008 there is no information on when the job losses will occur.
Eurofound (2008), Perkins Engines, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67636, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67636.