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.
Silva & Sistelo, a textile company which has operated for 55 years, has announced the loss of 150 jobs with the closure of its factory in Gondomar. The decline in orders and the difficulty to find financial partners to continue its business are the main reasons for the bankruptcy. The main creditors of the company are 4 banks and IAPMEI (Institute for the Support to Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation).
Eurofound (2009), Silva & Sistelo, Bankruptcy in Portugal, factsheet number 67867, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67867.