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 French car manufacturer Peugeot-Citroen (PSA) announced the elimination of the third working shift at its plant in Mangualde. 280 jobs are to be lost. The third labour shift was established in April 2013 for an initial period of 9 months which was extended for 7 more months.
Eurofound (2014), PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Internal restructuring in Portugal, factsheet number 77120, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77120.