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.
Management at LAG Trailers in Bree, a manufacturer of trailers and tanks, announced the cut of 100 out of 497 jobs. This was announced on 20 October. According to management, job cuts were necessary due to a sharp drop in sales of trailers by about 55% in 2009.
Eurofound (2009), LAG trailers, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 69980, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69980.