Jobs such as cashiers are vulnerable to automation. Increases in the minimum wage could place workers at risk from automation, a think tank has warned.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies called for a monitoring of the minimum wage rate as employers look to save money by automatising aspects of their business.
For employees aged 25 and over the minimum wage is currently £7.50, rising to £7.83 in April, with the rate scheduled to reach 60% of median wages in 2020 – around £8.56.Those set to be brought within the minimum wage net in 2020 are likely to be from the most […]
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