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 19 May 2009, AD Nieuwmedia announced the loss of 185 jobs at the AD newspaper (of which 124 among editors). According to a company spokeperson the forced dismissals are unavoidable. The restructuring is due to a significant loss of income from advertisements.
Eurofound (2009), AD Nieuwsmedia, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 69035, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69035.