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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Anna Wise

Wage pressures pushing UK firms to automate more work, Hays says

Make UK said its study found that AI is increasingly being used across manufacturing (Alamy/PA) -

Britain is becoming a more “unattractive” place to hire people permanently as wage pressures and tax hikes push firms towards automation and offshoring, recruitment giant Hays has warned.

Staff meanwhile no longer value loyalty to their employer, the company said.

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