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.
Juta, the Czech biggest manufacturer of industrial textiles, is to create 200 new jobs and to invest at least CZK 1 billion (EUR 36.3 million) during 2014-2015. Juta operates 14 plants in the Czech Republic and employs about 2,100 people. The majority of company's personnel are employed in the region (6 plants are situated in the city of Dvůr Králové nad Labem which houses the headquarters).
Juta's key products are technical textiles for agriculture and construction. The company exports 85% of its production to 64 countries worldwide, with the largest market in Western Europe, and expects to reach revenues of around CZK 7bn in 2014
Eurofound (2014), Juta, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 77726, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77726.