7/27/22, 2:38 PM APAC countries reveal growing use of contingent workforce | HRD Asia
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Professional Services/Consultancy, Manufacturing, and
Government/Statutory Agency.
According to report, there is also a "trend for roles with high
attrition rates, such as blue-collar workers and call centre
staff, to be outsourced to agencies that know the industry and
talent pool landscape better."
Read more: Mitigating the risks of contingent workers
The study also reected how employers are starting to put
more premium to members of the contingent workforce, with
74% saying they will likely reward them the same or even
better than full-time staff.
On top of that, about 25% of companies already using a
contingent workforce plan on increasing their usage over the
next two years.
Per nation, 62% of Indonesian companies said they plan to
expand their contingent workforce to 15% and above the next
two years. Here are the gures for other areas:
India (57%)
Australia (51%)
Vietnam (50%)
Hong Kong (46%)
Malaysia (44%)
Thailand and Taiwan (41% each)
Singapore (40%)
New Zealand (38%)
Korea (38%)
China (37%)
"The survey ndings will help us build and rene robust
Contingent Workforce strategies for our clients as part of our
Regional Talent Solutions across Asia Pacic," said Elvin Tan,
