Work Trends - Contractors, Temporary Workers, Annualised Hours


Changing working environments

Trends

· Use of contractors
· More temporary workers
· Annualised hours
· More part-time working
· Self-employment
· Hiring consultants

Employers

Advantages

Disadvantages

1. Less cost less employment costs helping the business compete

2. Hiring consultants bring experts into the business

3. business can cope with sudden and unexpected changes in sale

4. Less hiring costs

5. Les costs. Flexible workforce can reduce employment costs, helping
a business to compete more effectively with other businesses

6. Using a consultants and self-employed people bring expertise into
the business

7. The use of consultants and self-employed people means that
businesses do not have to pay to them

1. Difficult to communicate with P/T and temporary workers-don’t know
them

2. More labour turn over

3. Poor reputation as employers

Good effects o employees

· Some employees, such as these with responsibilities for looking
after young children, want only part-time or temporary work. They
would be happy to be part of a flexible workforce

· Working as part of a team can be a good experience. Employees may
enjoy working with other people and learning from more experienced
workers. Research says that working in tem can raise morale

· Some employees may prefer to be employed as teleworkers, working
from home. Teleworkers do not have the cost and the bother of
travelling to work everyday. They can live where they wish and need
not to be close to the business that employs them

Bad effects on employees

· Some workers may be very dissatisfied with temporary contracts. They
might want the security of a permanent job and not feel committed to
the business. They may feel unsettled and want to look for other work

· Workers may find it difficult to form friendships at work if they
are always working with different people or moving around between
different factories and offices

· Many employees do not like working shifts, especially if they change
regularly from day to night shifts. Sleeping patterns may be upset,
affecting their health and it can be difficult to have a social life