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.
Aerospace producer Rolls-Royce has announced that it is to cut 200 jobs at its factory in Renfrewshire.
Reportedly, this is due to difficult market conditions.
The workforce was informed of the changes in mid January, and trade union Unite called for urgent talks with management and support from the Scottish government.
Eurofound (2014), Rolls-Royce, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76513, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76513.