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 engineering company Bosch Rexroth is to cut 200 jobs in Lohr (Bavaria). This is reported to be due to increased competition. In total, the company employs 6,200 people at its headquarters in Lohr. The job cuts affect administrative positions and shall be implemented without forced redundancies.
Eurofound (2013), Bosch Rexroth, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 75193, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75193.