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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I.C.A. (former SVIK), a Slovak garment factory in Svidnik, announced the collective dismissal of 100 employees. The redundancies are attributed to persisting downturn in the sector resulting in a significant decline in the number of orders from customers. The company is one of the biggest employers in the region where the unemployment rate reaches almost 20%.Â
Eurofound (2011), I.C.A., Internal restructuring in Slovakia, factsheet number 71865, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71865.