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Fewer jobs, better jobs? An international comparative study of robots and ‘routine’ work in the public sector

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Routine manual work is often considered particularly vulnerable to digitalisation. Alongside potential employment effects, jobs are expected to change in terms of task and skill requirements. This article contributes to debates on the pace of digitalisation and the impact on low‐skilled manual work through a study of transport robots in public hospitals in Norway and Scotland. Drawing on qualitative research, the findings are used to analyse the role of unions, as part of ‘country’ and ‘sector’ effects, shaping digitalisation and its outcomes.

Source: Industrial Relations Journal

DOI: 10.1111/irj.12323

Authors: Caroline Lloyd, Jonathan Payne

Institutions: Cardiff University, De Montfort University

Language: English

Topic: Legal and Labor Studies

Subfield: Industrial relations

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,500