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.
On 22 April 2016, Norwegian manufacturer of drilling equipment National Oilwell Varco announced a future cut of 520 jobs. The announcement follows two rounds of restructuring which took place in 2015.
The Norwegian part of the company is a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, headquartered in Houston in the state of Texas, USA. Globally, the company has over 60,000 employees worldwide. The company supplies drilling equipment for both onshore rigs and offshore installations, as well as services such as pipe inspection.
Eurofound (2016), National Oilwell Varco Norway , Internal restructuring in Norway, factsheet number 88994, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88994.