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.
SGL, a German manufacturer of carbon and graphite products, is to cut 90 jobs in Scotland. The cuts were blamed on the current market conditions affected by the global economic turmoil. As of 6 February 2009 there is no further information on when the job losses will occur.
Eurofound (2009), SGL, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68092, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68092.