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.
Cadbury has announced plans to cut up to 150 jobs in Uxbridge and Bournville as a result of the acquisition by Kraft. Unite union said a 90-day redundancy consultation started on 1 March 2010. As of 6 March 2010 no date has been given for the implementation of the cuts.
Eurofound (2010), Cadbury, Merger/Acquisition in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70268, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70268.