Nov
15
2010
Unhappy contractors with umbrella companies 'hanging on in work'
Posted by Daniel Frost
Those with an umbrella company who are most unhappy in a workplace are willing to stick out their job for longer now than before the recession.
Instead of staying in an occupation for between six to nine months, contractors are now looking to keep in one job for 35 months, even when they do not enjoy it, according to Jessica Pryce-Jones, chief executive of iOpener.
However, to accommodate this, the expert pointed out that instead of focusing two and a half days of a week on doing the tasks needed, there are now only doing two days over that time.
As a result, a workplace may have a large quantity of contractors with umbrella companies at their disposal, but may have seen a dip in quality as more people are choosing just to hang on with what they have got.
Ms Pryce-Jones explained: "This is significant, because if you think about it, they are not doing very much and they are there for a long time."
Employers could work on trying to keep their umbrella company contractors in their occupation more loyal by offering motivational techniques and rewards, according to a recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Those with an umbrella company who are most unhappy in a workplace are willing to stick out their job for longer now than before the recession.
Instead of staying in an occupation for between six to nine months, contractors are now looking to keep in one job for 35 months, even when they do not enjoy it, according to Jessica Pryce-Jones, chief executive of iOpener.
However, to accommodate this, the expert pointed out that instead of focusing two and a half days of a week on doing the tasks needed, there are now only doing two days over that time.
As a result, a workplace may have a large quantity of contractors with umbrella companies at their disposal, but may have seen a dip in quality as more people are choosing just to hang on with what they have got.
Ms Pryce-Jones explained: "This is significant, because if you think about it, they are not doing very much and they are there for a long time."
Employers could work on trying to keep their umbrella company contractors in their occupation more loyal by offering motivational techniques and rewards, according to a recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.