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.
On 7 December 2011, construction company Teha was declared bankrupt. All 127 employees plus 50 temporary workers were dismissed by the receiver.
Several firms have shown interest in taking over parts of the firm, which might result in rescuing some of the jobs. Background of the bankruptcy is the severe crisis that has hit the construction sector.
Eurofound (2011), Teha, Bankruptcy in Netherlands, factsheet number 72900, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72900.