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.
V&D, the Dutch department store chain, has announced they will reduce employment by 400 persons. The announcement comes after months of negotiations with trade unions over a proposed pay cut. An agreement was finally reached: the pay cut will not occur, but in order to reduce labour costs the company must reduce their workforce. The plan will be presented to the Works Council by the end of the summer.
Eurofound (2015), V&D, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 85206, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85206.