UK insurance giant , Life , is planning to ask its staff whether their jobs can be automated by robots . Some 16,000 workers are to be consulted on possible automation of their jobs . Those who answer " yes " will be retrained for other posts . Workers considered most likely to retrain include those at call centres and employees who assess credit ratings and calculate insurance policy prices . Aviva CFO Thomas Stoddard is reported to have laid out an automation scheme in a meeting with top managers last week .
UK insurance giant, Aviva, is planning to ask its staff whether their jobs can be replaced by robots. Some 16,000 workers are to be consulted on possible automation of their jobs. Those who respond "yes" will be retrained for other posts. Workers deemed most likely to retrain include those at call centres and employees who assess credit ratings and calculate insurance policy prices. Aviva CFO Thomas Stoddard is said to have laid out an automation scheme in a meeting with top managers last week.