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.
Technology firm, UKFast, has announced plans to create 100 new positions at its headquarters in Manchester. The company provides specialist support services for clients using cloud based data storage systems, which have grown in popularity over recent years. CEO, Lawrence Jones, commented that the new recruitment was driven by the need to service this increasing demand, particularly since the launch of the eCloud service in 2013. The timing for the new jobs has not been confirmed, but it is being reported that UKFast will hold a series of recruitment days over the coming months.
Eurofound (2016), UKFast, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 87456, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87456.