Rising national living wage puts routine jobs at risk of automation

Rising national living wage puts routine jobs at risk of automation

The rising national living wage could accelerate the automation of routine roles The rising national living wage could leave some routine jobs at risk of automation, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

The research body claims that workers aged 25 or over who are set to earn the minimum wage in 2020 are twice as likely to be in the top 10% most routine occupations as those paid the minimum in 2015. It suggests that, in future, such occupations could be carried out by machines, thus saving employers money.

Since 2015, the minimum wage for […]

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