The State of Contingent Work 2023

whitePaper | December 31, 2019

An organization’s human layer is its people. However, ­people are unpredictable and often cause data breaches — either accidentally or maliciously — as they create, store, and share increasing volumes of unstructured data. And this risk that people pose to sensitive information is only growing. The traditional security perimeter has disappeared with the adoption of cloud technology and flexible working practices that see staff, partners, and clients accessing data and applications via a range of devices and from multiple locations (potentially even from across the globe). This has led to an increased need for human layer security — technology such as contextual machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), which can detect abnormal behavior to prevent breaches before they happen.

whitePaper | July 9, 2022

For organizations with flexible work models from the hybrid to the fully distributed the head of remote role is growing in popularity. The people in this role are responsible for managing the virtual employee experience and implementing best practices for remote work throughout their organizations. Not all companies need a head of remote, but all companies do need someone to advocate for the wellbeing of their remote workforces.

whitePaper | May 10, 2022

The culture of an enterprise-level organization is its beating heart. It’s the attitudes, values, and practices around which employees cohere. It helps form the emotional connection customers feel when they do business with the organization. And it’s the engine that drives better business outcomes. Bottom line: having a strong, clearly defined company culture fuels the success of enterprises today.

whitePaper | December 31, 2019

With nearly 12,000 stores, Walmart is the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer and controls one of the biggest distribution networks around the world. Today, however, Walmart is cutting back its investments in traditional retail while shifting its focus to digital technology and online sales channels. Walmart’s transformation from a big-box-focused retail giant to an eCommerce-focused technology platform (which happens to operate brick-and-mortar outlets) is well under way. In Q1 of 2018, Walmart’s U.S. online sales grew by 33%, driven by fresh investments in online grocery and website design.

whitePaper | February 20, 2020

Contracting, or gig economy, is fast becoming a hot trend in Singapore. The gig economy was initially made popular by technology firms, which hired contracting specialists with the niche expertise to design, develop and implement proprietary software. However, as more companies across key industries embark on their own digital transformation journey, the talent demand for contractors began to rise in recent years.

whitePaper | December 5, 2019

Achieving these goals have wide-ranging, positive implications for human resources and the business. The proof is in the statistics. Research has shown HR data leaders are 8x more likely to be confident in generating meaningful insights from their data than those professionals who do not currently possess data analysis skills. When it comes to human capital, it’s all about turning analysis into predictive insight. More than 73% of HR decision makers say talent agility, for instance, is a priority for their organizations, but only 30% have actually made progress in this area.