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.
Home Retail Group, a retail company who operate both the Argos and Homebase chains, has announced that it will cut 250 jobs from its distribution network. The company is attempting to cut costs as it has seen sales fall. The company employs around 53,000 people across the UK, although as of 18 January 2009 it has not announced at which sites or when these job cuts will occur.
Eurofound (2009), Home Retail Group, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67830, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67830.