Mitigating the Effects of Automation on the Workforce

Mitigating the Effects of Automation on the Workforce

There’s no doubt that robotics and automation are changing the way businesses operate and impacting workplaces and job descriptions in myriad ways. Given the ability of automation to reduce costs, improve quality as well as output all at the same time, its adoption is set only to increase. In fact, the adoption of automation replacing jobs is predicted to gain momentum in 2017, with twice as many employers (at 31%) embracing automation compared to 2016 (at 15%). Will its growth affect employment and will the growth in productivity come at the cost of workers and their jobs? This is […]

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