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.
Moray Council has announced that it is to begin consultation over 136 job losses after plans were approved to make savings of more than 5 million GBP (€5.6 million). The council has said that it is committed to avoiding compulsory redundancies. The council has also announced that it will consult with the public over other measures designed to reduce costs, such as cutting some services and reducing library hours. The timescale for the job losses has not been reported.
Eurofound (2018), Moray Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 95664, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95664.