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.
Arabesque, a Romanian wholesaler of building materials and sanitary equipment, has announced a restructuring programme affecting 100 employees. In 2007, the company reported a turnover of 450 million euro. Prior to the restructuring, the company employed 3,500 people in 15 locations in Romania.
Eurofound (2009), Arabesque, Internal restructuring in Romania, factsheet number 68052, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68052.