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.
National Express, a coach and rail company, is to cut 750 jobs across the UK. The cuts are part of wider cost-cutting measures and will mainly affect back office staff. The company is considering both voluntary as well as compulsory redundancy schemes, while 50 train staff have already been offered voluntary redundancy. The job losses will be implemented in 2009.
Eurofound (2008), National Express, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67689, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67689.