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.
PKS, the bus carrier based in Nowy Sącz, is planning to cut its 350-strong workforce by approximately 80 before the end of 2009. These redundancies will extend to drivers - predominantly those who are already eligible for pre-retirement benefits or outright retirement. PKS Nowy Sącz operates a fleet of 130 buses serving 82 routes, travelling 950 connections every day. The planned redundancies are part of a restructuring programme which, it is hoped, can stave off the company's bankruptcy.
Eurofound (2009), PKS, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 69258, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69258.