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.
Jablonex Group, a Czech glass and jewellery maker, has announced restructuring measures involving 185 job losses. 115 job cuts occurred in April 2009 and another 70 are to be implemented by the end of May 2009. In 2005, the company employed 3,900 workers. As a result of the restructuring the total workforce will be reduced to 1,500.
Eurofound (2009), Jablonex Group, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 69047, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69047.