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.
The beer manufacture company Heineken announced a job reduction involving 200 workers across its 4 plants in Spain. Job reductions are expected in Sevilla (81), Madrid (40), Valaencia (63); the rest of the jobs cut will affect commercial offices.
The company has given the need to maintain market competitiveness as the reason for restructuring. Negociation with the trade unions will start on 31 January 2018.
Eurofound (2018), Heineken, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 93534, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93534.