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.
Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade has announced plans to cut 170 jobs in a bid to make 25% budget savings following the government spending review. The brigade has pledged to try to avoid compulsory redundancies and plans to protect front line staff therefore focusing reductions on back room functions. As of 22 Novemebr 2010 no date has been given for the implementation of the cuts.
Eurofound (2010), Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71204, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71204.