Research from Robert Half reveals that Australian hiring managers predict a 70:30 split between permanent and temporary workers by 2023. An additional survey of more than 3,800 businesses around the world found global employers are aiming for almost a third (66:34 split) of their employees to be temporary workers in four years’ time. The rise of web-based platforms, such as Freelancer and Airtasker, in sourcing temporary resources in the professional gig economy has made it easier to find the talent that businesses need, with 94 percent of global business leaders (and 90 percent of Australian businesses) currently sourcing contract workers from online job platforms.
