Minimum wage hikes promised by Labour could lead to workers being replaced by robots, think-tanks warns

Minimum wage hikes promised by Labour could lead to workers being replaced by robots, think-tanks warns

A dramatically higher minimum wage promised by Jeremy Corbyn (file image posing as a barista) could see low earning jobs replaced by robots, a report warns today Labour’s plans to increase the minimum wage to £10 an hour could see thousands of workers replaced by robots, a new report warns today.

The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warns that rapid increases in minimum pay rates could tempt employers in a range of sectors to accelerate plans for automation.

In the run-up to last year’s election, Jeremy Corbyn committed Labour to increasing the minimum wage to £10 an hour, saying it […]

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