Minimum wage increases place workers at risk from automation, think tank warns

Minimum wage increases place workers at risk from automation, think tank warns

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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