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.
Manufacturer of imaging and optical products Canon will employ 191 less staff than announced. This includes 99 additional job dismissals and a cut of job creations by 92 positions.
In total, the restructuring includes the dismissal of 453 staff and 65 job creations.
According to the management, the measures were needed in order to stay competitive after buying the former competitor Oce.
Eurofound (2013), Canon, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 76475, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76475.