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 17 March 2009, Ahlers - a German manufacturer of men's clothing - announced that it is to cut 99 out of 730 jobs in Germany. The cuts are a part of a restructuring programme covering Ahlers' business worldwide . The company foresees to cut 770 jobs worldwide, mostly in Poland. Polish production is to be relocated to Sri Lanka.
Eurofound (2009), Ahlers, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 68660, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68660.