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.
In April 2011, Polish furniture manufacturer Black Red White announced plans to reduce its workforce by 200 people at the unit in Mielec. The dismissals will affect production and administrative staff. President of the company Tomasz Ostrowicki blamed the cuts on the drop in demand for furniture on the Polish market.
Eurofound (2011), Black Red White, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 72293, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72293.