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.
Perfumery chain company Marionnaud announced its plans to close its 47 stores across the country, effectively ending all its activities in the Spanish market. The decision is expected to affect 268 employees. The company has started negotiations with the trade unions. Trade union CC.OO. recognized the challenges for the company to reserve the closure: for this reason, the union plans to focus its efforts on negotiating fair and dignified conditions for employees.
Eurofound (2019), Marionnaud, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 99135, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99135.