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.
The bankruptcy of Polish construction company Henpol was ratified by a court decision on 21 January 2014. As a consequence 350 workers will be dismissed and the company will be liquidated. Henpol, like many Polish construction companies, has faced financial difficulties due to the decline in the construction sector in Poland. It is reported that the company has over 172 mln PLN debts. Moreover, workers have not received salaries since November 2013. Henpol was founded in 1987.
Eurofound (2014), Henpol, Bankruptcy in Poland, factsheet number 76561, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76561.