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.
Devon County Council has announced plans to cut 900 jobs because of government spending cuts. The Council is facing a 12% funding cut and, although it has not ruled out redundancies, it is hoping to shed posts through its job freeze programme. Cuts will also affect senior management posts, with the council planning to reduce those costs by 25%.
Eurofound (2010), Devon County Council, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71468, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71468.