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.
American manufacturer of outdoor grills Weber-Stephen Products has announced that it will create 500 jobs at its new production facility in Zabrze. The factory, located in the Katowice Special Economic Zone, is expected to be launched in early October 2021. The source reports that the company has already hired 130 workers at the site.
Weber-Stephen Products has been operating since 1893. The company produces charcoal, gas and electric outdoor grills with related accessories. The company operates in over 40 countries worldwide; the facility in Zabrze is the first company’s factory in Europe.
Eurofound (2021), Weber-Stephen Products, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 105354, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105354.