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.
Palm brewery announced on 8 February 2005 it will cut 42 jobs (out of the 300 employees). Reasons evoked are the decrease of sales. Negotiations are to be held on 22 February in order to avoid direct dismissals and privilege early retirement measures. According to unions, about 30 workers would be eligible for early retirement.
Eurofound (2005), Palm, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 61149, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61149.