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.
Jobintel, a call center that operates for various companies, has announced the closure, with the consequent loss of 100 jobs. The Jobintel site is located near Cagliari. According to the company, the closure is due to the loss in demand linked to the economic and financial crisis. The trade unions reacted to the company's decision announcing a one-day strike.
Eurofound (2010), Jobintel, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 70609, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70609.