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.
As announced on September 26, 2013, German logistic company DHL, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, will cut 130 jobs in Euskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia). This is due to a terminating contract with a major customer.
The company did not manage to find another customer of this range. In total, the company employs 330 people in Euskirchen. A spokesperson did not rule out further job cuts.
For previous restructuring cases concerning DHL Germany see DHL Germany 2011 ,DHL Germany 2009, DHL Germany 2008 and DHL Germany 2006.
Eurofound (2013), DHL, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 75952, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75952.