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.
Refinery producer of bitumen, base oil, and paraffin products, Société de la Raffinerie de Dunkerque, has announced to its works council a restructuring plan envisaging 177 job cuts. As announced, the job reduction measure is linked with a decision to cease the production of refined crude-oil by-products, that are no longer considered as profitable. According to the sources, a three months consultation process will be launched on 6 November. The union CGT has organised a 24 hours strike on 22 October to denounce the decision.
Eurofound (2014), Société de la Raffinerie de Dunkerque, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 77782, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77782.