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.
Car part manufacturer Bosal ceased production in Preston resulting in the loss of 116 jobs. Administrators were unable to find a buyer for the business but managed to sale certain assets of the company thereby enabling uninterrupted fulfilment of customer orders.
Eurofound (2013), Bosal, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75199, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75199.