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.
French electric motors manufacturer Spirel is to cease its operations by 20 June 2014. 101 jobs will be lost. As reported the company was placed in receivership since January 2013 and will have to stop its activities by July, if there is no take over. Spirel was sold by Somfy to the group Chappel in 2012.
Eurofound (2014), Spirel, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 77162, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77162.