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 construction company Linford Group has confirmed the loss of 245 jobs. The bankruptcy is blamed on outstanding debts which reflect the bad market conditions of the construction industry. 233 jobs will be lost in the Midland and south west of England, and 12 at its branch office in Hawarden.
Eurofound (2011), Linford Group, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72587, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72587.