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.
Ericsson, Swedish provider of telecommunications equipment, is to cut 374 jobs at its Italian sites by the end of 2012. In particular, 94 job cuts will be affected at a new site located in the province of Genoa.
The trade unions have requested the involvement of local and national authorities in order to avoid the dismissals procedures.
Eurofound (2012), Ericsson, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 73916, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73916.