Flexible labor relations in flux

March 10, 2020

At the beginning of last year (2019), 1.9 million workers had a flexible working relationship. That means they either have a fixed-term employment contract or work a flexible number of hours per week. Compared to the early years of this century (CBS reference date 2003), this is a significant increase. During 2019, however, this number of flexible workers did decrease. Thus, a new development seems to be underway.

Flexible workers in 2019

Under flexible employees we include on-call and casual workers and temporary workers. For the number of on-call and casual workers, we can say that this group has doubled since 2003. The number of temporary workers has increased by 45% since 2003.

Flexible work includes temporary employees with the prospect of a permanent employment. And temporary workers without a permanent hours contract.

Among the self-employed, growth is mainly in the self-employed who offer their own labor or services.

Importance of agency work

Industry associations like to stress the importance of temporary work. Especially since, on average, temporary work offers a high probability of quick work resumption after someone has lost their job. For example, 79% of temporary workers find with unemployment benefits find a new job within a year. Of the workers who return to work from a lost permanent job is 45%. "Temporary work makes the difference between participating and not participating in society," said the ABU.

The staffing industry needs a quality boost, however. The number of employment agencies has grown tremendously due to a too low barrier to entry. Much of it appears to be uncertified, underperforming and there is hardly any control of the government. The industry association advocates then also for more monitoring and enforcement. This should result in higher quality in the staffing industry.

Choose the quality of the right Backoffice staffing agency

 We too at Payoffice B.V. advocate a well-regulated and controlled staffing market. Quality first and at Payoffice we deliver that at a very affordable price. Housing your temporary workers with a good back office support is therefore once again important. We monitor that your temporary workers work in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. We are experienced in recruiting and selecting well-qualified temporary workers, in a labor market where the supply of workers is scarce. Payoffice provides For a transparent and well-documented agency workforce back office support. We do this using our customized ICT platform.

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