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.
Ingrad, a construction company from Celje, went bankrupt due to 'lack of labour demand'. The decision was anticipated and acknowledged by the workers representatives that went on strike a week before the announcement, demanding overdue payments.
Vegrad, another construction firm and a minority owner of the company, announced it would employ a number of the dismissed workers. Trade unions put forth some welfare conditions for this to happen.
Eurofound (2005), Ingrad, Bankruptcy in Slovenia, factsheet number 61702, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61702.