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.
Aberdeenshire based brewery Brewdog has announced it is to create 130 new jobs at its site in Ellon. The company which was founded 8 years ago in Fraserburgh has grown quickly with in response to high demand for its craft beers; in addition to the brewery the company also owns two dozen bars. The jobs will be supported by a £1.5 million grant from the Scottish Government's Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) fund. It is not yet known when the new vacancies will be filled.
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