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.
Flextronics, a contract electronics manufacturer, located in Cork, is to cut 130 jobs, after its parent company announced worldwide restructuring plans. The redundancies will come into effect from the end of April on a phased basis. Ninety-five general operatives and 35 administrative staff are to lose their jobs.
Eurofound (2009), Flextronics, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 68656, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68656.