900,000 jobs under threat.

[Blue Hefner]

So shop workers just "scratch their arse all day" and so it's ok if they lose their jobs in the hundreds of thousands?
I know it's hard for you but do try to be a bit less of a massive self-important wanker could you?

To be fair, they have 10 years notice and there will be other oppertunites created ie warehouse workers, delivery drivers etc

 

[yerwot?]

when blair introduced the minimum wage the end of the world was forecast
Suddenly, the minimum wage has now become a " living wage " which it certainly is not, more bollox from the tory spin doctors.

 

[blueinsa]

Always gonna happen. If you work in a shop then your job is increasingly at risk every time someone logs on to Asos/Amazon and the like.

People want cheaper shit, why pay someone to scratch their arse all day.

The big question is where do these people find work?

We have no real manufacturing anymore and now retail on the high street is slowly dying a death as well.

The rise in zero hours contracts and minimum wage jobs is ever increasing as it is with employers basically refusing to pay any more than they legally have to and a move to a living wage will see them just fuck staff off.

Government has a huge problem on its hands with this over the coming years.

 

[super_city_si]

The "Internet of Everything" is going to make it even worse. Almost total automation.

 

[Bill]

I'm very lucky. What I offer is simply not available on line. We are still mad busy and I'm grateful for that.

 

[KenTheLandlord]

I'm very lucky. What I offer is simply not available on line. We are still mad busy and I'm grateful for that.

Give it time.

 

[worsleyweb]

Give it time.

People will always need carpets - negative joe.

 

[Bill]

Ma

Give it time.

Makes no odds. According to feed back,and having been open for 35 years people say they buy off the person. It's nice to know :)

 

[roaminblue]

The future is two things. Service industry and automation. Even more esoteric fields in my industry are being automated, its scary really

 

[aguero93:20]

Give it time.

Next upgrade in central heating will kill off the rugs.