Loblaw’s driverless trucks signal the beginning of a new age
, or the Great Attrition. Many are simply leaving the work force. Food processing in Canada has more than 38,000 unfilled positions. The food-service industry is operating with 250,000 fewer people compared with 2020. The overall food industry is hemorrhaging employees, which are proving incredibly hard to replace.
And the labour shortage is not just in blue-collar positions. Employees to fill white-collar positions, particularly in technology, are also in demand. Analysts suggest all these shortages could last for more than a decade. Such a move will bring some criticism from unions, which is to be expected. But going driverless doesn’t mean food-supply chains will operate without any humans – just ones with different skill sets. Jobs in analytics, modelling, maintenance and forecasting will become key in the future. Colleges and universities will need to pay attention to what is going on, so the appropriate programs are set up to better support the industry in need of highly qualified personnel.
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