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.
Algeco, a company specialised in modular contruction, plans to cut of 135 jobs in France. Four regional and 10 out of 18 local agencies will be closed, whereas two company's production sites will not be affected by the cuts. As of 27th April 2009 the restructuring plan is not yet accepted by the trade unions; the negotiations continue.
Eurofound (2009), Algeco, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 68773, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68773.