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.

Multinational payments company PayPal is to create 100 new jobs at its offices in Dublin.
The new roles are in the area of data science and are part of the company’s plan to establish a new AI and fraud data science centre in Dublin. The new roles include AI engineering, data science, software development, risk modelling, and cybersecurity. The positions will also support areas such as loss prevention and enhancing customer experiences.
The company currently employs approximately 1,500 people in Ireland.
Eurofound (2025), PayPal, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 203132, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203132.