Chinese court rules companies can’t fire workers just because AI is cheaper — ruling says automation alone doesn’t justify layoffs

Chinese court rules companies can't fire workers just because AI is cheaper — ruling says automation alone doesn't justify layoffs

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chaos215bar2 Huh. Evidently China has stronger labor protections than the US, at least in some regards. Reply

hotaru251 China pulling a huge Win here. Issue is they will just say reason is something else (same as US companies do) Reply

USAFRet Admin said: declaring that automation alone does not justify dismissal under labor law So instead of a tractor, the farm has to keep employing 100 manual laborers? Reply

Blacksad999 USAFRet said: So instead of a tractor, the farm has to keep employing 100 manual laborers? If you read the article, the court said that instead of treating them as disposable and vastly cutting their pay, the proper route would be to train those employees for better roles that humans do. Reply

hotaru251 USAFRet said: So instead of a tractor, the farm has to keep employing 100 manual laborers? a tractor isnt really automation. You still need a person to drive tractor (for now anyways), fuel it, and maintain it. Reply

USAFRet hotaru251 said: a tractor isnt really automation. You still need a person to drive tractor (for now anyways), fuel it, and maintain it. What I meant was…a tractor and attachments can take the place of dozens of manual workers and shovels. Reply

hotaru251 USAFRet said: What I meant was…a tractor and attachments can take the place of dozens of manual workers and shovels. yes, but they stated automation alone isnt a valid reason to fire ppl…a tractor isnt automation & wouldnt have a thing to do with this ruling. The key word was automation. Reply

WJS_ hotaru251 said: yes, but they stated automation alone isnt a valid reason to fire ppl…a tractor isnt automation & wouldnt have a thing to do with this ruling. The key word was automation. Yes, a tractor IS automation. What kind of twisted mental gymnastics do you have to contort yourself through to conclude otherwise? It's all very well saying "you should teach those workers to drive tractors", but you don't need a hundred tractor drivers. Reply

TheOtherOne And yet some other countries are doing completely opposite and ensuring this happens! 🤑 Reply

TechieTwo Sounds like more Commie rule likely directed at specific companies and not enforceable in practice. Reply

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