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.
On 6 March it was announced hat energy provider Nuon will cut 500 jobs in the Netherlands before the end of 2014. The measure is part of a restructuring operation undertaken by Nuon-ownner Vattenfall which will result in the loss of 2500 jobs. Bakground are excess capacity and low energy prices.
Eurofound (2013), Nuon, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 75141, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75141.