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More casual-dining restaurants and takeout joints are dispensing with direct phone lines, opting instead to divert customer calls to voice bots. Pushing customers who call in orders and reservations to…
He acknowledges the root cause: It’s hard for the government to increase the share of adults who are working, and there’s little that can be done in the short term…
Automation offers significant benefits to employers struggling to adequately staff warehouse environments. In addition to reducing the need for labor and making work less demanding for current employees, automation stands…
As the population of younger, new workers declines, as labor becomes more expensive, automation will replace much that we thought could never be automated: Source: Uber Eats and Nuro sign…
This is brilliant. Watch the video clip. Best viewed on Reddit –> here.
Sec. Yellin, who said a year ago that inflation would be mild and temporary, promotes free college and subsidized childcare to address labor issues. “Programs like free community college and…
2.1 is the population replacement rate. The U.S. as a whole is about 1.63, above, but 1.78 by others’ estimates. Some states, like mine, are just 1.39. This means any…
My own state has a 2020 fertility rate of 1.39. Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney introduced the Family Security Act. 2.0 last week to address declining marriage rates and the…
But open only to those under age 36: Skilled workers from around the world could find it easier to live and work in Germany, if the nation backs a proposed…
When I have been in fast food outlets, I see that most employ 6 to 10 staff. Depends on the type of operation and the time of day. Due to…