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.
US manufacturer of mining and energy equipment, Caterpillar, has announced the loss of between 5,000 and 10,000 jobs in it global operations. The company blames declining demand for its products related to the slump in commodity prices. The company has already reduced its headcount by over 30,000 since mid-2012.
Eurofound (2015), Caterpillar, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 88493, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88493.