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.
The German multinational company Siemens, specializing in manufacture of communication equipment, is applying for a Redundancy Procedure in Spain affecting 141 workers. The initial intention of the company was to dismiss 198 workers, but this was revised.
The Redundancy Procedure will take effect immediately and finish in March 2013.
Eurofound (2012), Siemens, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 74114, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74114.