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.
On the 27th March 2013, Accor, the French hotel chain has announced a voluntary departure plan that will affect 117 employees (out of 1117). These cuts are part of a 100 million euros cost saving plan, following the 2012 losses of 599 million euros, and will primarily affect the company’s headquarters.
Eurofound (2013), Accor, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 75129, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75129.