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.
On 7 July 2010, porcelain manufacturer Meissen announced it would cut 180 jobs at its production site in Meissen. The company had planned to cut about 250 jobs. In order to avoid further job losses, the remaining 604 employees have agreed to waive their vacation and Christmas bonuses.
Eurofound (2010), Meissen, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 70696, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70696.