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.
German publishing company WAZ-Gruppe is to cut 200 jobs. The company aims to reduce costs by one fifth until 2014. The job cuts affect the editorial department and the administration section. Recently, WAZ has announced to cut 120 people employed at its subsidiary Westfälische Rundschau (please see here).
Eurofound (2013), WAZ-Gruppe, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 75183, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75183.