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.

Stellantis has announced 265 voluntary departures at its Cassino facility. The Piedimonte San Germano plant will see staff numbers fall below 2,100 direct employees, with 250 positions affected at the main facility and 15 in security operations.
According to territorial secretary of Fiom-CGIL (trade union) for Frosinone and Latina, the plant has operated only 48 days out of 98, reflecting broader operational challenges. Fiom-CGIL declined to sign the departure agreement, citing lack of future employment guarantees and industrial planning.
Fiom-CGIL called for direct intervention from the new CEO and urged the Prime Minister's office to convene discussions addressing the automotive sector crisis. The union demands concrete industrial plans, investment commitments, and employment regeneration rather than continued workforce reductions affecting regional economic stability
The Cassino reductions follow similar programs at other Italian facilities: 610 at MirafioriStellantis 2025 - IT, 500 at MelfiStellantis 2024 - IT, 300 at PomiglianoStellantis 2025 - IT, 200 at TermoliStellantis 2025 - IT, and 50 at Pratola Serra.
Eurofound (2025), Stellantis, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 202925, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202925.