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 August 2012, Miejski Zakład Usług Komunalnych in Wałbrzych (the Wałbrzych Municipal Service Company) announced plans to implement a collective dismissals programme, which will result in the loss of over 180 jobs by the end of 2012. The dismissals will affect drivers, mechanics and ticket inspectors.
Miejski Zakład Usług Komunalnych has provided transport services since 2011, when Miejskie Przedsięciorstwo Komunikacyjne (the Municipal Transport Company) filed for bankruptcy. Since then, the City of Wałbrzych has been looking for a new provider for their public transport services.
Eurofound (2012), Miejski Zakład Usług Komunalnych, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 74255, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74255.