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.
Furniture manufacturer Meubles du Poitou (MDP) has announced to its works council the closure of the company as of the 3rd June 2015. All 115 employees will be dismissed. The company has been placed in receivership in December 2014 with a six months period to find a buyer. As no bids to take over the business were received, the company will cease its activities and close in June.
Eurofound (2015), MDP Industries, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 83561, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83561.