Robots may replace managers in several industries, according to new study

Robots may replace managers in several industries, according to new study

Source: B4LLS | Getty Images A new Statistics Canada study suggests that since the mid-90s, manager headcounts have decreased more often than not, while non-managerial employee headcounts have increased during the adoption of robots.

The latest StatsCan study examining how employment and organizations have changed in response to robot adoption says Canadian companies that automated certain tasks from 1996 to 2017 had a 15 per cent higher workforce relative to other companies in the same industry. These firms expanded their high- and low-skilled workforce, although not their middle-skilled workforce, after investing in robots, indicating that this has resulted in […]

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