The Top 5 Reasons Why Flexible Workers Rock

FLEX WORKERS TOP ROCK! REASONS WHY Flexible workers are the new ROCK STARS of the WORKFORCE! Here are the top five reasons why you should hire them: 1 THEY'RE EXPANDING of full-time employees 29% 47% have flexible work of those full-time employees schedules with flexible work schedules are freelancing full-time *25 MILLION Americans work part-time 20 MILLION telecommute *10 MILLION are independant contractors Companies Actively Hiring Flex Workers UHAUL O PNC BEST BUY xerox at&t ECOLAB 2 THEY HELP GROW YOUR BUSINESS plan 40% to hire Industries That Commonly Hire Flex Workers temp workers * Restaurants & Hospitality * Retail Trade Employers this year * Healthcare 80% * Media & Technology plan * Professional Services to increase their flexible workforce 3 THEY SAVE YOU MONEY What employers say about hiring flex workers: reported savings reported 41% increased 49% revenue Full-time telecommuting can save companies $20-37K per employee per year! 4 THEY ARE MORE AVAILABLE of freelancers dedicate 22% 11-20 hrs/week to freelance projects 50% Freelancers who work on 2-3 projects at a time 34% Freelancers who work on 1 project at a time 5 YOU CAN TEST-DRIVE THEM 39% Temp workers that will transition into full-time jobs 7% Flex workers who freelance until they find full-time jobs Who started as a flex worker? * STEVE JOBS hired as a seasonal summer worker at HP * GEORGE LUCAS started as a teaching assistant * OPRAH began at a radio station part-time Produced by Move your business forward with a flexible workforce! Hourly .com Sources: http://workplaceflexibility2010.org/images/uploads/FWA_FactSheet.pdf http://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/top-10-companies-offering-flexible-jobs/ Design/ Illustration: http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-632-Job-Search-Five-Flextime-Friendly-Companies/ Waltonportfolio.com http://www.globalworkplaceanalytics.com/pros-cons http://www-935.ibm.com/services/multimedia/ciw03083usen.pdf http://articles.latimes.com/2006/may/05/business/fi-flexwork5 http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/staffingmanagement/Articles/Pages/2012-Seasonal-Workers-Staying.aspx http://thechive.com/2012/11/27/celebs-and-the-jobs-they-had-before-their-fame-31-photos/ http://money.msn.com/how-to-invest/7-billionaires-first-jobs-investopedia https://www.elance.com/q/freelance-talent-report-2012 http://http-download.intuit.com/http.intuit/CMO/intuit/futureofsmallbusiness/intuit_2020_report.pdf