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.
On 12 February, Hyva, the world market leader in the production of hydraulic cilinders for trucks and trailers, announced that it is to cut 600 jobs worldwide. The Netherlands-based company employs 2,400 people worldwide. The majority of the employees that will be dismissed have flexible contracts.
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