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.
Putzmeister, a producer of concerte pumps, has announced plans to cut 560 jobs in Germany. The company has a German workforce of 1,900. Management and works council are now negotiating a social plan.
Another 390 jobs will be cut globally. There is neither information on the countries affected nor on the timeline. Altogether, 950 out of 3,600 global jobs will be cut because of a sharp fall in orders.
Eurofound (2009), Putzmeister, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 69111, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69111.