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 tool manufacturer Sandvik Coromant has issued redundancy notices to 150 employees. This includes 80 jobs in Gimo, 55 in Sandviken, and 15 in Stockholm. The cuts are in response to the market situation and a need to reduce costs. Negotiations have begun with union representatives.
Eurofound (2015), Sandvik Coromant, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 85121, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85121.