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.
Swedish hot dog and hamburger bun manufacturer Korvbrödsbagarn has issued redundancy notices to 62 employees working at its bakery in Örebro. The restructuring is due to a planned reorganisation in combination with the normal seasonal dip. Approximately 20 of the job losses are seasonal layoffs, while the rest of the reduction is due to internal restructuring. The announced job losses will be implemented by the end of September 2013. Korvbrödsbagarn is a part of the group Lantmännen Unibake Sweden and currently employs 275 people.
Eurofound (2013), Korvbrödsbagaren, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 75492, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75492.