TABLE 4.
Short- and long-term risks and opportunities expected from workers.
| Short-term | Long-term |
|---|---|
| - Technological failures (2) | |
| - Unclear task allocation | |
| - Reduced physical workspace (3) | - Job loss (4) |
| - Reduced product quality | - Decreased productivity |
| - High error rate (3) | - Increased monotony |
| - Stress (2) | - Malfunctions and errors |
| - Low acceptance | |
| - (Lack of) training (2) | |
| - Safety concerns | |
| - Increased job control | - Increased task variability (2) |
| - Reduced work intensity | - Improved time control |
| - Increased productivity (2) | - Improved physical ergonomics (7) |
| - Reduced monotony | - Improved physical and cognitive ergonomics |
| - None (2) | - Reduced long-term health complications (3) |
| - Improved wellbeing | - Economic growth |
| - Reduced work intensity | - Job transformation (2) |
| - Improved physical ergonomics (3) | - Increased productivity |
| - Improved cognitive ergonomics | - Overall improvement (2) |
| - Overall improvement (4) |