Robots May Affect 30% of U.K. Jobs
- PwC sees three waves affecting different sectors, workers
- Expects overall automation will boost U.K. economy by 10%
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Financial services workers will be among the first to be hit by the rise of automation while women will feel the effects earlier than men, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The report -- which analyzed more than 200,000 jobs across 29 countries -- anticipates three stages of automation between now and the mid-2030s, which will eventually impact almost one third of U.K. workers. The first, the algorithm wave, is already underway.