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.
Shipbuilding Uljanik Group is to cut 400 jobs at its shipyard 3 Maj in Rijeka and 200 ones at its shipyard Uljanik in Pula.
As reported, the cost-cutting plan envisages the provision of severance pay which was agreed after negotiations among the management and the unions.
As announced the plan refers to an early retirement scheme but also includes those employees that do not fulfil certain criteria.
Eurofound (2013), Uljanik Group, Internal restructuring in Croatia, factsheet number 76163, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76163.