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.
Oil refinery company Arpechim Pitesti announced the intention to dismiss 259 employees by March 2012.
The company notified the local employment agency about the measure, which is motivated by an internal restructuring programme. It is reported that trade union leaders expect the local authorities to intervene to save some jobs.
At present the company has 618 employees.
Eurofound (2012), Arpechim Pitesti, Internal restructuring in Romania, factsheet number 73024, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73024.