deskilling

deskilling
deskilling de‧skil‧ling [ˌdiːˈskɪlɪŋ] also de-skilling noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES
1. when employees do not learn the skills required to be able to work with modern technology:

• The application of information technology is often thought to lead to deskilling, unemployment and resistance to change.

2. when employees in a particular job require a lower level of skills than before:

• the de-skilling of jobs on the railways, where the traditional culture of safety is changing

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deskill UK US /ˌdiːˈskɪl/ verb [T] HR
to change the way a job is done so that less skill is needed to do it: »

New technology has been used to deskill many jobs.

to reduce the level of skill that a worker has: »

By this time mechanization had effectively deskilled many craftsmen.

deskilled adjective
»

a deskilled workforce

deskilling noun [U]
»

A creative approach to work may be lost as automation leads to deskilling.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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