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 3 May 2012, Handelsblatt announced the closure of German haulage company Spedition Schüchen International. Schüchen filed for insolvency in May. The bankruptcy affects up to 750 employees, who are currently employed at 10 sites in Germany. The company has also subsidiaries in Austria and the Czech Republic.
Eurofound (2012), Spedition Schüchen International, Bankruptcy in Germany, factsheet number 73531, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73531.