Fewer hours and higher wages – or more burnout and surveillance: employers told to prepare for AI

A new government guide on AI and employment warns that younger, older and First Nations workers, along with women and people with a disability, face'disproportionate impacts'. A new government guide on AI and employment warns that younger, older and First Nations workers, along with women and people with a disability, face'disproportionate impacts'. Entry-level jobs will be the first to be automated due to AI, but it could mean fewer hours and higher wages for ordinary workers - or make jobs tougher with more burnout and workplace surveillance - the government has warned employers. While major companies like Qantas and Canva slash their workforces in restructures spurred by AI changes, workplace relations minister Amanda Rishworth said employers must give workers "a clear plan" about how automation could affect their jobs, and the opportunity to move into new roles. As she launched a new government guide on AI and employment - which cautioned that younger, older and First Nations workers, along with women and people with a disability faced "disproportionate impacts" - another Labor MP, Ed Husic, questioned what workers will get from the AI revolution.