Global data reveals flexibility is king for employers and employees worldwide.
Australia and New Zealand’s Peak Body for Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing (RCSA) says data released by the World Employment Confederation (WEC) revealing a global move towards flexible working models, proves we are in line with the rest of the globe.
In a survey of 715 senior executives from across the world, 92% of respondents said they’ll need a more flexible workforce in the next two years to fill labour market gaps, keep up with developments and shield permanent employees from volatile workload shifts. 80% of Australian and 100% of New Zealand executives surveyed agreed.
The data was gathered by the WEC to support its ground-breaking The Work We Want campaign which was launched in Australia today by RCSA. The study was commissioned to shed light on the scale of the challenges relating to how people work and how organisations manage talent.
The release of the data aligns with what recruitment and staffing professionals are seeing on the ground in Australia and New Zealand. Post Covid, and with the emergence of AI and technologies supporting hybrid and remote working models, the desire for flexibility in the workplace has increased. RCSA CEO, Charles Cameron says the campaign data proves that Australia and New Zealand are not an anomaly when it comes to workforce tr
