The ongoing demand for an increase in the minimum wage to the level which would enable workers to buy burgers is leading fast-food giants to consider fully automating hundreds if not tens of thousands of restaurants across the US, getting rid of all the human employees.
The latest senior executive to suggest such a move is Leonard Comma, CEO of fast-food chain Jack in the Box.
Speaking at an industry conference, and quoted by Business Insider, Comma said: “As we see the rising costs of labor, it [getting rid of them all and replacing them with automation technology] just makes sense.” [Read more…] about Rising minimum wage pushing fast-food joints towards automation