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.
German Schuler, a leading producer in the field of coin minting technology and of press lines for the automotive sector, announced plans to cut 600 global jobs. Out out these, 360 jobs shall be shed in Germany. Management intends to save 20% in labour costs, Frankfurter Allgemeine says. Negotiations with the works council are still running. There is no information when and where the job cuts will be implemented.
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