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.
As announced on October 19, 2012 machine tool manufacturer Schiess will cut 155 jobs in Aschersleben, Germany. This is due to a decline in orders.
Schiess suffers from the current crisis in the shipbuilding and wind power industries.
In total, the company employs 375 people.
Eurofound (2012), Schiess, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 74378, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74378.