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.
In April 2012 CSC announced that 450 employees in the Scandinavian region were to be made redundant. On 3rd May it was further announced that 350 of those redundancies will be affect the workforce in Denmark.
After consultations with the employees 175 jobs are to be cut by natural wastage and 175 by direct dismissals. It is reported that many of the dismissed employees have already found new jobs, as they are seen as very desired workforce by other companies in the IT business.
The restructuring plan is to be completed within a few months.
Eurofound (2012), CSC Danmark, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 73643, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73643.