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.
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The Danish fashion clothing group, DK Company, announced on 17 March 2020 that it has made 125 employees redundant due to falling profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, 250 stores in Denmark and Norway will temporarily close because of the spread of the coronavirus. DK Company expects its revenue to drop by up to DKK 1 billion (€133.93 million as at 27 April 2020) in 2020 because of a significant drop in sales. This corresponds to one-third of its revenue.
Eurofound (2020), DK Company, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 100423, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100423.