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.
The Danish based MNC, FLSmidth, supplier of equipment and services to the global cement and minerals industries, plans to dismiss 700 employees worldwide. Locations are not specified. In January 2009 FLSmidth dismissed 600 worldwide. According to FLSmidth's interim report 1st quarter of 2009 the group employed 11,352 employees as of 31 March.
Eurofound (2009), FLSmidth, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 69015, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69015.