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.
As announced on 14 February 2024, the Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano will be cutting 400 jobs in Zweibrücken until summer 2025 due to internal restructuring.
Affected are the Wallerscheid plant, which will be closed and the plant in Dinglerstraße which will face a reduction in employees. Furthermore, parts of production are to be relocated to other locations, which are currently unknown.
The restructuring comes as a surprise for the company’s employees, and it is currently unclear how Tadano intends to cut 400 jobs. Tadano considers the restructuring to be inevitable due to the increasing competitive pressure on the world market as well as problems with the supply chain. IG Metall will start negotiations with management shortly.
Tadano currently has 1,200 employees in Zweibrücken.
Eurofound (2024), Tadano, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 200823, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200823.