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.
Merkantil Bank, one of the market leaders in car financing in Hungary, is to lay off 50 workers. Merkantil Bank is in the ownership of OTP Bank group and offers HUF and foreign currency loans for individuals, enterprises and municipalities for financing the purchase of new and used vehicles, and provides car dealers with a wide range of financial services. The PR department of OTP confirmed the restructuring plan is an attempt to ensure efficiency and save costs.
Eurofound (2008), Merkantil Bank, Internal restructuring in Hungary, factsheet number 67727, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67727.