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.
Blizzard Entertainment, a US-owned games company has announced 200 job losses at its Cork site. The company presently employs 880 staff in Cork. The company is undergoing a restructuring of its international operations. The staff pinpointed for redundancy are language and technical specialists employed in customer support.
Eurofound (2012), Blizzard Entertainment, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 73420, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73420.