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.
The Irish software company Teamwork has announced the redundancy of 46 employees in Ireland and the United Kingdom, about 13% of its total workforce.
While the affected roles vary across locations and professions, 17 employees are to be dismissed in Ireland.
The company has been struggling with the effects of the global tech downturn, leading to unfavourable economic and market conditions for Teamwork. An official consultation period with Teamwork's staff about the dismissals is currently underway.
Teamwork has offices in six locations worldwide and operates in 183 countries, with 4 million users globally.
Eurofound (2023), Teamwork, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 200379, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200379.