Nowadays, lots of robots and machines are taking off the people’s job.
For example:
Warehousing-robots store, move and collect items
Self-service-the people can do the jobs that the cashiers do by themselves
Fruit picking-the machines can pick up the fruits
Manufacturing-robots do such as; painting the cars, putting the same amount of sauce in the can or sticking labels
Cash point (ATM)-can do the bank working 24 hours without the human
Retraining: people need to be retrained to deal with the changing the work environment
Deskilling:
Better working environment: robots are taking over the jobs which are dirty and dangerous for the people to do, such as; removing the bomb, dispose garbage
Reduced costs: the robots and machines don’t need salaries, also as the people employ less people, reduce costs
Higher productivity: the robots and machines can run for 24 hours per day, 365 days per year and they don’t need rest
Consistency: the robots and machines are programmed so the works can be done perfectly without mistake
Teleworkers are the people who are not going to the office and work, normally at home. Nowadays, the number of teleworkers are increasing.
Advantages for Employee Disadvantages for Employee
-The time taken to travel to the office is reduced -The people at home might be distracted
-Don’t need to dress formally to work -Miss out the social side of working
-Can do their work everywhere
Advantages for Employer Disadvantages for Employer
-Don’t need to pay for the office -Might be difficult to manage the employees
-Able to employ the people everywhere in the world -Workers may not be available during normal work time
-Time zone might be different so the meeting time might not be constant
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