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.
Engineering, a global player in the information technology services sector, is to cut 112 jobs. The job cuts will affect sites in Milan, Rome, Turin, Pont-Saint-Martin and Pozzuoli (NA). According to the company, the internal reorganization is necessary although Engineering made good profits in 2009. The trade unions reacted to the company's decision announcing several protest actions. In Italy, Engineering has around 6,200 employees.
Eurofound (2010), Engineering, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 71180, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71180.