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.
Beiersdorf, a German cosmetics company, will cut up to 1000 jobs globally. The company announced that it is to realign its structure and processes towards a more decentralized approach. 230 jobs will be cut in Germany alone (see here); the other jobs will be cut worldwide.
Beiersdorf has around 18,000 employees worldwide. It is the manufacturer of the skin care brand NIVEA, amongst others.
Eurofound (2011), Beiersdorf, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 73215, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73215.