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.

The French branch of Casa, an international retail chain specialised in home decoration, announced that it was filing for receivership. A meeting of the Social and Economic Council was held on Thursday, May 15. This decision will affect 600 jobs with the closure of 133 stores. Strikes have been reported by trade unions in 50 stores.
The latest restructuring recorded in the ERM database was a bankruptcy in 2025, with 544 job cuts in BelgiumCASA2025-BE
Eurofound (2025), Casa, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 202772, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202772.