>but were made redundant in the wake of the financial crisis and economic restructuring. The recession didn't make anyone redundant. The people that were laid

>but were made redundant in the wake of the financial crisis and economic restructuring. The recession didn't make anyone redundant. The people that were laid off were laid off because the people hiring them ran out of money to pay all of their employees. Yes, it is true "many people are laid off because they are redundant", but in the wake of the recession, companies ran out of money and they had to stop doing things that cost money, and then lay off people that did those things. Also, to be clear, automating work didn't cause those people to lose their jobs - because their jobs were stopped. Also, I'm very sorry for all of the people that were impacted by that recession. It was big amd a lot of people hurt because of it.