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.
Nike, the multinational company making athletic footwear and apparel, is to cut 1,750 jobs by the beginning of 2010. According to the company, the lay-offs are mainly due to the drop in demand and sales of Nike products registered during the current economic crisis. Nike has 35,000 employees worldwide.
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