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.
Assurant Solutions, the insurance services provider has announced that it is to establish its European headquarters in the North-West town of Crewe. 100 new jobs will be created for customer service positions in its call centre. Additional premises will be leased to house these new jobs. The current expansion follows the company's aquisition of Lifestyle Services Group in October 2013.
Eurofound (2014), Assurant Solutions, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 77051, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77051.