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.
Reebok, a subsidiary of Adidas and a producer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories, is to close its Bolton site in Manchester with the loss of 160 jobs by the end of 2009. The company will enter a consultation period with the employees and hopes to assist a number of them in being redemployed within the Adidas Group.
Eurofound (2009), Reebok, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67926, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67926.