Over 55s most likely to lose their jobs to robots, study finds

Over 55s most likely to lose their jobs to robots, study finds

Staff aged over 55 are more likely than any other group of workers to lose their jobs to robots, the first study of its kind has found.

The research by University College London (UCL) economists found nine in 10 workers aged over 55 were made redundant as robot technology replaced humans for “routine” tasks.

By contrast, 70pc of younger workers kept their jobs after retraining and switching to higher skilled more “abstract” jobs either within their own firm or another business, according to the study of 16,000 firms employing millions of staff.It follows industry estimates that as many as 10 […]

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