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.
Jitona, a Czech furniture manufacturer, is to close its Soběslav plant with the loss of 124 jobs out of 220 by the end of May 2011. The job loss is attributed to the relocation of production to two other plants (Klatovy, Třebíč). The closure of the plant is also due to unfavourable market situation, a strong exchange rate and rising costs of materials.
Eurofound (2011), Jitona, Relocation in Czechia, factsheet number 72023, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72023.