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.
Middlesbrough-based emergency call-out and repair business Homefix 24/7 has announced that it is to increase its workforce by 100. The company currently employs 220 people and offers a range of home call-out services including plumbing, electrical and pest control across north east England. The organization plans to expand across the UK.
Eurofound (2011), Homefix 24/7, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71430, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71430.