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.
As announced on 15 August 2014, heavy equipment manufacturer Takraf is to cut 50 out of 285 jobs in Lauchhammer. The company plans to shut down its steel building department. The job reduction is due to tough competition in Europe and a weak order situation. The works council announced its plan to fight for maintaining jobs.
Eurofound (2014), Takraf, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 77497, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77497.