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.
In recent months, 150 dismissals have been enacted with the closure of DIY and homeware 4-Home stores throughout Ireland. The company blames the recession's impact on consumer confidence which has decreased demand by reducing discretionary spending on home improvement.
Eurofound (2009), 4-Home, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 69704, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69704.