The report shows 81% of Romanian employers and 86% of employers worldwide think automation will maintain or increase headcount levels.
However, 17% of Romanian employers say automation will lead them to make staff cuts in the next three years, compared with 10% of employers worldwide. Only 14% of Romanian employers expect to raise headcount following automation, compared with 20% globally, the report found.
ManpowerGroup commissioned Infocorp to carry out quantitative research in October 2017 surveying 19,718 employers across six industry sectors in 42 countries. The research was conducted in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, UK, and USA.