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.
Everything everywhere, the company formed 18 months ago from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, has announced that it is to cut between 550 and 600 administrative jobs. The company has identified that the jobs would be cut from its sites in London, Bristol, Hatfield and Darlington. Employees were briefed about the changes on Wednesday, and final figures in each location will be announced at the end of the 90 day consultation period. The company issued a statement saying that all customer-facing staff would be protected, because it intended to make customer-service it's distinguishing factor.
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