Advances in technology and automation have reduced the need for manual labour. Therefore, working hours should be reduced. To what extent do you agree?

In many production-oriented factories, machinery has evolved to

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a degree that the demand for physical labour has considerably reduced, leading to the suggestion of a reduced working

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, there are several factors that need to be considered. Primarily, the long-term impact of shorter working weeks needs to be considered.

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at work may sound appealing, the reality is that people may find that they have too much free

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. Fewer working hours would presumably mean less income, so a situation arises where employees have more leisure

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than their income can support.

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has the potential to result in feelings of boredom, frustration or anxiety, all of which have possible

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for society as a whole. Connected with

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comes the social factor of self-esteem. Being made redundant can have a negative impact on many people, especially if the position is replaced with a robot. To illustrate, a staff member employed for cleaning purposes who is

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replaced by an automatic cleaning system is unlikely to feel positive about their own sense of worth. A solution that would benefit all those concerned would be to utilize the

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no longer required for manual labour for something more productive.

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of simply reducing the working

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, a combination of industry and government support could allow

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employees to receive

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education and training,

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as management skills or personal development courses. Even automated factories still require technicians, mechanics and designers to maintain and improve production. To summarise, until

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as automation has reduced the working

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for all types of

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, it would perhaps be counter-productive to reduce the working

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of those involved in manual labour without providing an alternative simply because they are replaceable.