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.
French industrial gas supplier Air Liquide will cut 131 jobs in Germany. This is due to increased competition from regional competitors. The job cuts refer to the closure of customer centers, which will be reduced from 12 to 5. In total, Air Liquide employs 1,500 people in Germany. The company announced talks with the worker representatives.
Eurofound (2013), Air Liquide, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 75276, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75276.