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.
Ferry company Scandlines announced it will dismiss between 100 and 150 seamen and canteen personell at its two new ferry lines between Gedser (Denmark) and Rostock (Germany).
The reason is that one of the ferries 'Berlin' will be crewed with German staff, while the other 'Copenhagen' will be crewed with Danish staff. So far both existing ferries had been staffed with Danish staff. Some of the redundant employees will be moved to other lines. However, 50 employees will be replaced because of the reflagging and other 50 will be made redundantdue to the new more automatic ferries.
Eurofound (2011), Scandlines Danmark, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 72495, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72495.