The subject fascinates as much as it worries. We have known for some time that work automation threatens many jobs and forces most employees to train throughout their lives. Some political leaders, for their part, want the establishment of a universal income to allow citizens to conserve decent pay once their work is done by a machine.
A report from McKinsey Global Institute devoted to work in Europe was particularly interested in this issue . Several very interesting findings emerge. Analysts confirm the impact of automation. As a result, 53 million jobs, or 26% of the European workforce, are at risk. And the current pandemic would only amplify this phenomenon.
New skills will be needed
"Three professional groups represent around half of all high-risk jobs in Europe: service customer and sales, food services and building professions. Jobs most at risk of job loss overlap to some extent with those mostvulnerable to a move towards automation. About 24 million jobs, or almost 50% of the number of jobs displaced by automation, are threatened both by the post-COVID-19 consequences and by automation, estimates the McKinsey Global Institute.
Don't panic, since these losses would be offset by new jobs created in the education, information and communications technology, health and social work sectors.
Unfortunately, these changes will not be without difficulty and without a significant investment in vocational training. In fact, the authors believe that automation, if continued at its current rate, will change the working day of all European workers. They will most likely have to acquire new skills.ences because some of their current tasks will be performed by machines.
This conclusion partly joins the study of the Brookings Institution which we told you about last year. It concluded that even highly skilled workers are not protected from automation.
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