Make it a genuine win-win. PwC launched its Talent Exchange last year, where freelancers can upload their CVs online and apply to work on the firm’s client projects – whether that's in IT or anti-money laundering.
That kind of fee won’t be appropriate for every role, but at least meet the market rate, and take into account any extra costs they’ll incur.
That kind of fee won’t be appropriate for every role, but at least meet the market rate, and take into account any extra costs they’ll incur.
Pay people properly. The gig model works well for skilled freelancers, because they're (generally) paid a decent wage. In some sectors, temporary workers are incredibly well rewarded – some tech jobs are advertised at an average rate of £460 per day.
So the gig economy is here and it’s on the rise – PwC predicts that the UK gig economy will be worth £2 billion by 2020 – so here’s how to make it work for you and for your workers…
Many workers like the flexibility and freedom it provides, and even traditional corporate employers increasingly find that a hybrid mixture of gig and full-time employment matches both their own needs and those of many workers very well.
Many workers like the flexibility and freedom it provides, and even traditional corporate employers increasingly find that a hybrid mixture of gig and full-time employment matches both their own needs and those of many workers very well.
Growing pains aside, there's no denying it's popular – and not just with ‘disruptive’ start-ups.
Uber has been subject of court cases and protests for its treatment of workers, who don’t have the same rights as regular employees while food delivery firm Deliveroo caused consternation for popping a clause into its contracts banning workers from contesting their self-employed status at employment
The gig economy hasn’t exactly had the best of press. In fact the model, in which people pick up work on a job-by-job basis, usually through an app or online platform, has barely been out of the spotlight lately: