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.
Real estate agency Huoneistokeskus has announced redundancies of up to 55 of its 350 employees. The company has initiated negotiations with employee representatives on the cuts. Huoneistokeskus states that possible reductions of up to 55 employees are caused by the need to improve efficiency of its support services. In March 2013 the company initiated temporary layoffs for same employee groups, but it will now negotiate on permanent reductions.
Eurofound (2013), Huoneistokeskus, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 75307, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75307.