Covid-19 'war games': the computer program that could help save your job

Employers in multiple sectors are facing the prospect of a broader revolution in the world of work, triggered by technology and mass remote working. — Reuters

LONDON: Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane has signed up to judge the winner of a “war game” designed to help firms find alternatives to mass layoffs in the face of a coronavirus-driven slowdown.

Confronted with the most unpredictable pandemic in memory, cost-conscious firms have already axed millions of staff worldwide, while UK redundancies hit a record high of 314,000 in the quarter to Sept 30, official data showed on Nov 10.