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.
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Bitech Engineering in Ireland's County Louth is to close, resulting in all 200 staff being made redundant. Bitech is a a subsidiary of Glen Dimplex, one of the world's largest producers of electrical products. It is understood that the closure will have a detrimental impact on the local area, given the size of the plant.
Eurofound (2010), Bitech Engineering, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 70171, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70171.