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.
On 3 September 2013, the broadcasting comapny SWR reported on the dismissal of 120 employees of airliner ACG Air Cargo. The company had already filed for insolvency in spring 2013. After talks with several potentials buyers/inverstors failed, ACG had to dismiss the remaining 120 staff.
Eurofound (2013), Air Cargo Germany (ACG), Bankruptcy in Germany, factsheet number 75818, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75818.