Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing them with robots

Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by eli_gottlieb on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @05:54PM (#18189254)

Then why are wages so stagnant?

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by prostoalex on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @07:24PM (#18189825)

Because wages are a small part of the total compensation package - leaving out bonuses, health, dental, vision insurance policies, 401k (with matching), employee stock purchase plans, stock options or stock units awards, access to food and on-site services, company cars, etc.

They’re also not stagnant https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-growth

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by zaccus on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:41PM (#18195488)

If my employer's group health insurance is considered part of my compensation, should I not be glad that health care costs are rising, since that drives up my total compensation?

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by nl on Thursday October 11, 2018 @02:13AM (#18191285)

From Australia's Reserve Bank:

https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2018/pdf/rdp2018-10....

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by lamarpye on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @06:41PM (#18189594)

The increasing size of the unskilled labor pool? Could that be it?

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by knieveltech on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @07:03PM (#18189711)

ahem Income inequality suggests otherwise.

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by EpicEng on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @09:11PM (#18190329)

Income is far more equal than it was when people began worrying about automation causing unemployment (~100 years ago).

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