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.
The software and consultancy company Niji has announced a plan to recruit 215 new employees throughout 2012, after it had hired 150 workers in 2011. At the beginning of 2011 the company had 400 employees. The company is seeking to fill vacancies with different profiles: engineers, project managers, sales, marketing etc. Management expect an increase in turnover to 37 millions euro (+15%) in 2011.
Eurofound (2011), Niji, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 72468, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72468.