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.
Himar, located in Maribor, in the Podravska region, is engaged in engineering activities and related technical consultancy. It employs 242 people. Due to decreased orders the company has been facing severe financial problems for quite some time. As a result, the company will enter bankruptcy procedure and all 242 employees will lose their jobs.
Eurofound (2013), Himar, Bankruptcy in Slovenia, factsheet number 75741, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75741.