‘Back Humans and Tax Robots’ Says Reed Boss

We must tax robots to protect humans from AI taking their jobs, work expert says

‘Back humans, tax robots’ says head of recruitment firm as he joins growing calls to get ahead of artificial intelligence’s effect on work

‘Back humans and tax robots’ says Reed boss

James Reed has said that the government should tax companies that use robots, including AI and chatbots, in a wide-ranging interview discussing the future of the labour market. The chairman and CEO of Reed Recruitment said that many people in business felt the Labour Party’s language and focus on growth in the 2024 general election were encouraging, but that its actions in government have been very different. Talking on the BBC’s Big Boss Interv…

Tax the robots to fix our jobs crisis

Starmer leaves parliament with a jobs crisis in his wake. I urge his successor to tax tech rather than humans, writes James Reed in today’s Notebook Let’s back humans and tax the robots So, the UK is to get its seventh Prime Minister in 10 years. If a major business had undergone as many changes of leadership in such a short period of time, you’d start to suspect something was seriously wrong with the firm itself. Having said that, I can’t prete…