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.
Manston airport in Kent has announced that it is to close with the loss of up to 150 jobs. The Airport is owned by the Stagecoach bus company co-founder Ann Gloag, who bought the site for £1 in October 2013. The airport is reported to have been losing £10,000 per day. Since March 2014 efforts have been made to find a new buyer for the airport, but no viable option for staying open has been found.
Eurofound (2014), Manston Airport, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 77072, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77072.