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.
On 17 January 2008, Cosun announced it will close it's sugar producing plant in Groningen. For a small part, the production will be transferred to another plant nearby. About 100 jobs will be lost. Cosun expects there will be no forced dismissals, because the employees can be hired by other Cosun plants in the region. Background to the closure is the EC measures to decrease the production of sugar.
Eurofound (2008), Suikerunie, Closure in Netherlands, factsheet number 66244, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66244.