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.
Tubos Reunidos (TR), the largest manufacturer of seamless pipes in Spain, will dismiss 134 employees in its subsidiary Almesa, which specializes in the distribution of metallurgical products. The plan is to close elevel Almesa warehouses, a third of the distribution centres on the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands.
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