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.
The French government announced on September 30, 2009 its plans to cut 33749 out of around 1.5 million jobs in the public sector in 2010. This figure includes 16000 jobs among teachers in French secondary schools already announced in June 2009 (see factsheet 13892). The Prime minister has sent a letter to all the ministers.
The trade unions are opposed to this measure which they see as a continuation of a trend towards job reductions in the French public sector.
Eurofound (2009), French state (Administration), Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 69626, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69626.