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.
Swedish holding company National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs), which has acquired the assets of Saab Automobile among others, is reducing its workforce at its automobile factory in Trollhättan by 200 as a result of a delay in the start of production. On May 20, 2014, Nevs announced 'a short term stop of production' due to cash flow problems. The workers who remain at the factory will keep the factory in shape till the production can start again. The reductions will take effect by the end of September.
Eurofound (2014), National Electric Vehicle Sweden, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 77618, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77618.