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.
Photographic retailing company Jessops has gone into administration, resulting in the loss of 1,370 jobs. All 187 stores have shut down. It is reported that the chain has been negatively affected by competition from supermarkets and online retailers and declining demand. The immediate closure comes as a result of a break-down of negotiations with suppliers.
Eurofound (2013), Jessops, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74756, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74756.