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.
Zavvi, an entertainment retailer, has announced 353 redundancies across the UK. The firm went into administration in late December 2009, and the decision has been taken to close a further 18 stores with immediate effect. The firm employed 2,500 people across 125 stores.
Eurofound (2009), Zavvi, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67827, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67827.