British workers could soon be asked to negotiate with artificially intelligent robots to get a better contract.

An AI chatbot that has been designed to barter with employees is being offered to companies by Estonian firm, Pactum.

The idea is that the robot can find the best deal for both parties by taking into consideration factors such as holidays, contract terms and location.

It creators claim that it can’t be influenced by gender, ethnicity, age or social class – and it could prove to be far less stressful than negotiating with a human.

“We’ve all felt stress during job interviews,” said co-founder Kaspar Korjus. “If I'm going to hire you, and I'm going to ask for the salary you want, it’s a huge stress straightaway. You don’t know what to say, or how to say it.”

The chatbot, which is backed by the founders of Skype and Transferwise, aims to remove that anxiety by allowing employees to negotiate via an app.