AI's role in workforce 'slimming' in UK

The number of proposed mass dismissal programmes in the UK has risen by five per cent in the last year, driven by the ongoing Employment Rights Bill and the increasing adoption of AI.

The number of proposed mass dismissal programmes rose to 3,715 in 2024/25, up from 3,546 in the previous year, according to data shared by law firm TWM Solicitors. In total, these programmes announced over the last year planned a total of 267,800 proposed dismissals.

The manufacturing sector saw a notable increase, with notified proposed dismissals rising by 12 per cent to reach 630 programmes in 2024/25.

Public administration, education, and health recorded the sharpest proportional increase, with notified proposed dismissals rising by 19 per cent, while the bankin

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