Employees Looking For Flexible Work

By: Peter Harrison | 4,293 Reads | 9 Shares

%3Cp%3ELast+year%2C+Snag+CEO+Peter+Harrison+wrote+in+Multi-Unit+Franchisee+magazine+about+5+%22up-and-coming+trends%22+that+he+saw+bringing+change+to+the+multi-unit+franchising+workforce.+He+based+his+thoughts+on+what+he+had+heard+at+the+company%27s+Hour+Minds+annual+customer+conference.+The+event+attracted+more+than+350+brands+and+thought+leaders+who+met+and+talked+about+the+now+and+next+of+hourly+work+over+three+days%2C+20+sessions%2C+and+countless+side+conversations.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EIf+you+recruit+and+retain+hourly+workers%2C+this+tip%27s+for+you%3A%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cul%3E%0D%0A%3Cli+style%3D%22list-style%3A+none%3B+list-style-image%3A+none%3B+background-image%3A+none%3B%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EFlexible+work+is+here+to+stay.%3C%2Fstrong%3E+HourMinds+kicked+off+with+the+theme+%22Leading+in+the+Era+of+Flexible+Work%2C%22+reminding+everyone+that+in+the+age+of+Uber+and+Lyft%2C+the+gig+economy+continues+to+grow.+Workers+are+leaving+brick-and-mortar+employers+in+growing+numbers+to+participate+in+the+gig+economy+or+flexible+work.+Businesses+increasingly+need+to+look+for+ways+to+make+their+work+as+accessible+as+ordering+a+pizza+or+a+Lyft.+Businesses+using+Snag+Work+or+similar+platforms+to+staff+shifts+with+on-demand+employees+agree+that+there+are+some+growing+pains.+But+they+believe+it%27s+the+right+battle+to+fight+to+reclaim+this+growing+workforce%2C+already+estimated+at+almost+20+percent+of+all+hourly+workers.+Is+your+business+ready%3F%3C%2Fli%3E%0D%0A%3C%2Ful%3E

Published: April 16th, 2019