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.
Electroputere Craiova, a manufacturer of electrical rotating motors and power transformators, announced its intention to dismiss 500 employees as part of a restructuring plan negotiated with trade unions in 2009. At present the company has approximately 2,540 employees. Dismissed workers will receive compensatory payments equivalents to 5-9 monthly salaries according to the length of service in the company.
Eurofound (2009), Electroputere, Internal restructuring in Romania, factsheet number 68999, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68999.