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 3 August 2010, staircase renovation company Upstairs filed for bankruptcy. According to a spokesperson, the loss of turnover in the renovation of stairs was due to negative publicity after a television boradcast by a consumer organisation. The receiver announced that all 167 employees will lose their jobs. In the meantime, a search is conducted to find potential buyers to take over part of the activities.
Eurofound (2010), Upstairs, Bankruptcy in Netherlands, factsheet number 70804, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70804.