It’s been reported that major supermarket chains and retailers could be cutting staff. This has been confirmed ahead of tax rises in April.
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00:00It's been reported that major supermarket chains and retailers could be cutting staff.
00:06This has been confirmed ahead of tax rises in April. According to data, businesses are
00:11now cutting staff at the highest level since 2009, other than during the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:17Retailers are set to face higher staffing bills from April, following the rise in the
00:21national minimum wage and employers' national insurance contributions. As a result, retailers
00:28have been reportedly turning to automation in order to help save on labour costs. According
00:33to Automate UK, sales of assembly line robots to food and drink, logistics and consumer
00:40goods companies rose 31% in the first nine months of 2024. It's reported that Sainsbury's,
00:47Tesco and Waitrose all use elements of AI in order to optimise certain facets of the
00:52business. Supermarkets could be turning to robots for
00:55packing bags. But what do you think of this news? What do you think about AI replacing
01:00workers and how do you think this might affect the future of work in the retail sector?