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.
Adams, a retailer, has cut 850 jobs with immediate effect as it has closed 111 of its 271 stores. The childrenswear specialist, which went into administration at the turn of the year, has been affected by reduced consumer spending. The company, which employed 2,350 people at its stores, is attempting to find a buyer for the remaining stores.
Eurofound (2009), Adams, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67776, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67776.