Logistics — a natural place for robots to start stealing jobs: Automation had hit the logistics industry in full swing, with robots being adopted for everything from warehouse stacking to groceries. The Financial Times’ Michael Pooler takes a look at how this expansion is accelerating in the UK, led by giant companies such as Amazon. While jobs in the logistics sector has continued to grow alongside these developments, many worry that the type of stable employment initially offered by these jobs is becoming rare. Casualization and the gig economy are being tapped, while long-term employment with benefits appears to be dropping. The rise of the machines is also prompting an increase in more technical and require judgement, while manual jobs are on the decline. All of this coincides with declining jobs in retail outlets as more customers move online and rely further on the logistics industry (watch on Youtube, runtime: 4:59).