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.
Metis, one of the main employment agencies operating in Italy, is to cut 150 jobs out of around 550 employees who operate in several branches in Italy. According to the company, the job cutsĀ are mainly due to the recent economic recession that is affecting most of economic sectors, with the consequent fall in workforce's demand. Metis is an employment agency, which offers recruitment, training and HRM services. It has around 550 employees in Italy.
Eurofound (2009), Metis, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 68483, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68483.