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.
Pošta Slovenije is a state-owned company based in Maribor (Podravska region) which mainly provides postal and financial services. It is also one of Slovenia's major logistics service providers. Pošta Slovenije reached 7.1 million euros net profit last year, increasing its turnover of one percent. This year the company will allocate 21.9 million euros in investments. In a very brief note Pošta Slovenije announced that 162 job posts will be lost this year, but no detailed explanations were given for internal restructuring causing the dismissals.
Eurofound (2015), POŠTA SLOVENIJE, Internal restructuring in Slovenia, factsheet number 79469, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79469.