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.
Pharmaceutical Spanish firm, Perez Jimenez, that is currently being liquidated, will dismiss 147 employees. The measure has been agreed with the union representatives from UGT and CTA. The unions have criticised the company decision. However, they have agreed to the labour force adjustment plan because workers have gone three years without wages or compensation.
Eurofound (2014), Laboratorios Pérez Giménez, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 78014, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78014.