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 Lithuanian company Sveikatingumo projektai that operates the chain of TakeWay restaurants will dismiss 101 employees in Vilnius and Kaunas. The main cause of the dismissals is the bankruptcy of the company. The company will close all 6 restaurants, 5 of which were operating in Vilnius and 1 in Kaunas. The company has been facing financial difficulties for some time. It tried to initiate a restructuring procedure which however failed. After this attempt, the management decided to declare a bankruptcy. The company employs 101 employees.
Eurofound (2018), Sveikatingumo projektai, Bankruptcy in Lithuania, factsheet number 94039, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94039.