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.
Fast food chain McDonald's will be opening a new drive thru restaurant in Clacton, at the town's Brook Retail Park West, in November 2018. The new restaurant is expected to create over 100 jobs. It has been announced that there will be some jobs available with guaranteed hours, whereas other positions will be more flexible. Employees will also benefit from staff discount and opportunities to progress. The new restaurant will use the latest digital technology for its self-serve kiosks and its table service.
Eurofound (2018), McDonald's, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 95728, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95728.