Robots set to divide British society, report warns

‘The rise of robots taking over jobs threatens to further undermine social mobility in Britain by hitting poorer workers the hardest, according to new research.
The report, commissioned by the Sutton Trust, a charity focused on social mobility, warns that 15 million jobs in the UK could disappear due to automation in the next two decades.
It says as workers lose their jobs to robots, ‘soft skills’ such as confidence and communication are set to become more valuable. It predicts this will benefit those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds “who typically have greater opportunities to develop these skills.”
The report said so-called paraprofessional jobs that are “stepping stones to social mobility” are at risk. It predicted that about 280,000 book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks in the UK could be displaced by the shift to cloud-based accounting.’
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