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.
Nafta Petrochem, a part of Skupina Nafta (Nafta Group) located in Lendava in the Pomurska region, has announced the reduction of its workforce of 442 employees by 50 because of the need for internal restructuring. Nafta Petrochem faces severe troubles and heavy indebtness which occurred due to unfavourable price relations between the main input (gas) and output (methanol).
Eurofound (2010), Nafta Petrochem, Internal restructuring in Slovenia, factsheet number 71380, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71380.