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.
Koyo Romania, a local subsidiary of the Japanese ball bearing manufacturer, announced a restructuring programme resulting in the dismissal of 650 employees. At present the company has 1,996 employees and reported a turnover of EUR 53 million in 2008.
Eurofound (2009), Koyo Romania, Internal restructuring in Romania, factsheet number 69331, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69331.