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.
Hydraulic elements and systems, a Bulgarian company producing cylinders for hydraulic units, has made 180 employees redundant at its plant in Yambol. The lay offs are due to falling orders. The redundancy was carried out "by mututal consent", using leave applications signed by the workers upon recruitment.
Eurofound (2008), Hydraulic elements and systems, Other in Bulgaria, factsheet number 68062, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68062.