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.
The Department of the Environment has announced that it is to cut 300 posts over the next four years, most of which are expected to happen over the next 12-18 months. The department has to absorb a 6% drop in funding and a reduction in income from planning fees.
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