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.
Eutelia, an Italian company that offers integrated solutions and services in both the telecommunication and the Information Technology (IT) markets, is to cut around 1,800 jobs. In January 2009, the company has announced the decision to quit the IT sector with the consequent loss of around 1,800 jobs. The trade unions reacted to the company's announcement by going out on strike.
Eutelia employs around 2,800 professionals and has 23 sites in Italy and several offices in a number of countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, UK and Ukraine).
Eurofound (2009), Eutelia, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 67979, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67979.