The pandemic and the Polish Deal are driving GIGeconomics in Poland

In 2025, GIGers will constitute 15 percent of employees worldwide and 20 percent of them in Poland. However, there are also such countries in which almost every second employee will soon become a GIGer. Who are GIGers? What do they expect? And ... how will the Polish Deal affect them? These questions are answered by the latest EY & GIGLIKE report: GIG on. New Deal on the labor market.

GIGeconomics is a working system distinguished by flexible forms of employment, but also flexibility in the way it is performed. Therefore, GIGers are on the one hand people working temporarily, on the other – people with specialized skills, e.g. consultants, specialists, professionals, self-employed and independent contractors.

"When you look at demographic indicators and labor market data, one thing is certain – it is not a temporary fad. As the shortage and mismatch of talent have already reached a significant scale in many industries, the challenge for employers will be to build business and work models that enable flexible and less traditional forms of work," Artur Miernik, EY Polska Partner, Workforce Advisory Practice Leader within People Advisory Services, said.

"The possibility of remote work or the dissemination of project work resulted in new opportunities. One of them is GIGeconomia. GIGers have been present on the market almost always, but they have never been so visible. It is worth adding that modern technologies facilitate the employment of GIGers, as well as cooperation with specialists who expect more and more flexibility from the employer," Tomasz Miłosz, Founder & CEO of GIGLIKE, emphasized.

(WBJ)