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.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has said it expects around 400 jobs will go as it attempts to wipe out a £2m monthly overspend. The trust announced the cuts as part of a two-year plan aimed at eliminating its £41.2m debt.
Chief executive of the trust, Gary Walker, said: 'Our focus will be on retaining essential skills and minimising job losses.'
Mr Walker added: 'We have already reduced our monthly overspend from £3.2m a month to around £2m but we need to break even monthly and as soon as possible.No stone has gone or will go unturned in our efforts to drive out inefficiency and waste.'
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