Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

Good life after work

Good life after work

LONDON ― Almost all "robots are coming" stories follow a tried-and-true pattern. "Shop Direct puts 2,000 UK jobs at risk," screams a typical headline.
Then, quoting from authoritative reports from prestigious institutes and think tanks, the article in question usually alarms audiences with extravagant estimates of "jobs at risk" ― that is, percentages of workers whose livelihoods are threatened by high-tech automation.
To quote another representative example: "A new report suggests that the marriage of [artificial intelligence] and robotics could replace so many jobs that the era of mass employment could come to an end."
Sometimes, this […]

Future of work about much more than technology, automation: Report

Future of work about much more than technology, automation: Report

Employers must prepare for broader trends impacting labour market – including a possible rise in wildfires, floods and mudslides Calgary endured its heaviest flood in decades in 2013. A new report from the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship says employers need to prepare for more natural disasters in the future. Reuters/Andy Clark/File Photo

When predicting the future, employers have much more to worry about than technological change and automation, according to a new report by the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Toronto.

Demographic change, environmental sustainability, political uncertainty and globalization are all factors employers must consider when forecasting […]

The good life after work

The good life after work

LONDON – Almost all “robots are coming” stories follow a tried-and-true pattern. “Shop Direct puts 2,000 UK jobs at risk,” screams a typical headline. Then, quoting from authoritative reports from prestigious institutes and think tanks, the article in question usually alarms audiences with extravagant estimates of “jobs at risk” – that is, percentages of workers whose livelihoods are threatened by high-tech automation. To quote another representative example: “A new report suggests that the marriage of [artificial intelligence] and robotics could replace so many jobs that the era of mass employment could come to an end.” Sometimes, this bleak outlook […]

How govts can generate good, stable jobs

How govts can generate good, stable jobs

The study defined a good job as stable formal-sector employment that enables at least a middle-class lifestyle by a region’s standards. NEW DELHI: The lack of good jobs is one of the most significant issues affecting societies globally. A combination of technological and economic forces, such as globalization , automation and the gradual decline of public sector jobs, is causing social unrest in developing and developed countries alike.

A new paper by Dani Rodrik of the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy and Charles Sabel from the Columbia Law School highlights the underlying causes of the global jobs crisis while […]

The Good Life After Work

The Good Life After Work

Almost all “robots are coming” stories follow a tried-and-true pattern. “Shop Direct puts 2,000 UK jobs at risk,” screams a typical headline. Then, quoting from authoritative reports from prestigious institutes and think tanks, the article in question usually alarms audiences with extravagant estimates of “jobs at risk” – that is, percentages of workers whose livelihoods are threatened by high-tech automation. To quote another representative example: “A new report suggests that the marriage of [artificial intelligence] and robotics could replace so many jobs that the era of mass employment could come to an end.”

Sometimes, this bleak outlook is […]

Market Progress : Agricultural Robots Market Shares – Industry Trends, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2019 to 2023

ResearchMoz presents professional and in-depth study of “Agricultural Robots Market Shares – Industry Trends, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2017 to 2023”.

The escalating global population is increasing demand for food products. To cope up with this demand, efficient farming processes are being explored. This is leading growth to the global agriculture robots market. In developing countries, the rising industrialization has led to the migration of labor from farming to jobs. This has resulted to the increase in the average labor cost, which is motivating consumers to employ automation for farming activities. On the other hand, in developed countries such as […]

Global Agricultural Robots Market To Increase At Steady Growth Rate To 2023

ResearchMoz presents professional and in-depth study of “Agricultural Robots Market Shares – Industry Trends, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2017 to 2023”.

The escalating global population is increasing demand for food products. To cope up with this demand, efficient farming processes are being explored. This is leading growth to the global agriculture robots market. In developing countries, the rising industrialization has led to the migration of labor from farming to jobs. This has resulted to the increase in the average labor cost, which is motivating consumers to employ automation for farming activities. On the other hand, in developed countries such as […]

Robots take easy jobs and leave posties to carry the heavy loads

Robots take easy jobs and leave posties to carry the heavy loads

Many postal workers now spend seven straight hours on the streets as robots can quickly process letters Postal workers are spending more time pounding the streets burdened with much heavier mailbags because depot robots are becoming more efficient at processing letters.

Utopian economists have long predicted that automation would lead to lighter work, shorter shifts and increased leisure time. However, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) said that Royal Mail robots have bagged the easiest jobs, leaving humans to do the backbreaking work.

Postmen used to spend about three hours at the sorting desk and then four hours out on delivery, but […]

Is automation going to destroy jobs in the oilpatch and in Estevan?

Is automation going to destroy jobs in the oilpatch and in Estevan?

These coal haulers cross Highway 47 south of Estevan. Would you want them to do so without drivers? Twice in the space of 24 hours, I was tagged on Facebook with relation to a post or story about automation and its threat to jobs.

The first post was from a man named Dave Shook, a self-described automation engineer working in the oilpatch. It’s got a lot of people talking, because in three days it was shared 6,800 times. On April 12, he stated, in part, “If you used to work in the oilpatch and you don’t any more, then I […]

Walmart Is Deploying Thousands Of Robots To Replace Human Workers — What This Means For Your Job

Walmart Is Deploying Thousands Of Robots To Replace Human Workers -- What This Means For Your Job

Walmart proudly announced a new addition to its stores: lots of robots. The robots will take the place of humans and engage in routine tasks, such as scanning shelf inventory and boxes as they arrive into the stores. Walmart contends that the influx of robots will reduce the number of workers engaged in "repeatable, predictable and manual" tasks.

At first blush, this seems relatively innocuous. However, when you consider the deeper and darker ramifications, things start to look frightening. There have been studies conducted heralding the introduction of robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technologies. The reports conclude that this […]