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.
Starwood, one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies, is to cut 650 jobs in Italy. According to the company, the job cuts are mainly due to the global financial crisis. The job losses will affect 417 workers with open-ended contracts and 233 workers with temporary contracts.
The trade unions have reacted to the company's decision by going out on strike for one day.
Starwood has hotels and leisure business worldwide. Its main brands are: Westin, St. Regis, Four Points, Aloft, Sheraton and Le Méridien. In Italy, Starwood has has around 2,200 employees.
Eurofound (2008), Starwood, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 67799, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67799.