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.
Sahlgrenska University Hospital is to cut 400 jobs in the Västra Götland Region during 2016. Expenses need to be cut by SEK 200 million since the local population in the region has increased without new funds being allocated to the hospital. Jobs will be decreased through non-recruitment of new staff to replace resigning personnel. Moreover around 20 of the hospitals 2000 available beds will be removed as well.
Eurofound (2015), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 85801, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85801.