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.
Accountancy consultancy firm KPMG has announced 200 redundancies, which constitutes 10 % of its total workforce in Ireland. The job cuts will take effect from May. In addition, those staff remaining face pay cuts of between 5% and 10%.
Eurofound (2009), KPMG, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 68476, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68476.