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.
Central bank Bank of England has announced that it is to cut at least 100 jobs. This is a response to a value for money review performed by the Bank of England and consulting company Deloitte.
The affected jobs will be in IT and human resources positions. This is part of the bank’s plan to increase its efficiency at the support division and save about GBP 18 million.
Unions have announced to fight against compulsory redundancies.
Eurofound (2014), Bank of England, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76570, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76570.