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.
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) plans to lay off 100 employees (administrative staff) by outsourcing parts of the accounting to the consultancy firm Accenture in Calcutta, India. This will allow the airline to save SEK 60mn (EUR 5.97mn USD 8.56mn) annually.
Eurofound (2009), SAS, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 69964, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69964.