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.
Tata Steel has announced plans to mothball part of production at its Llanwern plan resulting in the loss of 115 jobs. The cuts are blamed on falling UK steel demand.The cuts will affect fixed-term and agency workers, as well as contractors. The unions will collaborate with the company in order to avoid any compulsory redundancies.
Eurofound (2011), Tata Steel, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72800, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72800.