With an increasing number of workers seeking contractual or freelancing opportunities, a recent data that the Indian labour market is experiencing a shift towards a gig economy.
Even the recruiters are rethinking their remote work programs, 7.7 per cent of all companies posting on the Indeed platform in India offer flexible work opportunities. In addition, 2.8 per cent of all job postings on the site from India are for part-time or contractual roles.
Service sector leads in terms of job flexibility, as data from Indeed indicates with the role of examiner offering flexible work arrangements in 75.2 per cent of all job postings.
The data collected by Indeed from January 2013 onwards till October 2017 seems to indicate a seasonal trend in contractual hiring in the sector, where jobs of this nature increase towards the close of the year and remain relatively low at other times.
It has been observed that the percentage of part-time job opportunities rises from an average five per cent to 10 per cent to a yearly high of 20 per cent to 25 per cent between the months of November to February.
Other sectors that constitute the top 10 in terms of job flexibility include Media, Real Estate, Legal, Hospitality, Tech Help, Management, Medicine Allied and Education.
Managing Director, Indeed India, Sashi Kumar said employees are increasingly willing to sacrifice the additional benefits that come with a permanent job, such as gratuity or health insurance, in exchange for a greater amount of flexibility that allows them a healthy work-life balance, and the opportunity to simultaneously pursue multiple interests.
Even as companies make hiring processes more stringent, they are working to leverage technology to bridge the physical distance remote work might bring. From video conferencing to document sharing platforms, employers are going the extra mile to ensure that all members of the company feel involved and are able to keep track of key organisational operations.
Courtesy: www.peoplematters.in