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.
Armstrong World Industries, a manufacturer of vinyl floors, is to close its Stockton factory with the loss of 163 jobs. The cuts are blamed on falling demand. The company has started a 90-day consultation with the staff.
Eurofound (2010), Armstrong World Industries, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70838, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70838.