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 German energy group Uniper is planning to cut 400 full-time positions in Germany, mainly in cross-divisional and administrative functions. The company cites a significant deterioration in the market environment with a sharp drop in electricity prices, particularly on the Nordic market, as the reason for this.
Socially responsible measures are planned, such as not filling vacant positions, severance payments, early retirement and offers to transfer to an employment company. Negotiations with co-determination on voluntary redundancy programmes have been announced.
Uniper employs around 7,600 people worldwide, including 5,000 in Germany, and is Germany's largest natural gas wholesaler and gas storage operator.
Eurofound (2025), Uniper, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203060, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203060.