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 November 23, 2012, German gas grid operator Open Grid will cut between 200 and 300 jobs. This is due to cost savings.
In total, the company employs 1,800 people. Forced redundancies are ruled out until 2016.
Eurofound (2012), Open Grid, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 74641, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74641.