New workforce trends are affecting small businesses based in Australia. Younger workers do not like email and prefer live chat tools instead. Many millennials prefer to work part-time outside the office using these tools making office hours a thing of the past. Millennials want a fun, low stress workplace. The workforce has become a mix of full-time and part-time employees blended with freelancers and offshore workers. Business success depends on taking advantage of these trends in a cost-effective manner.
Key Takeaways:
- With the growing number of millennials in the workforce, “old” technology such as email is losing favour as young people prefer instant messaging and a range of live chat tools such as Slack, Campfire and Yammer.
- Younger employees have a different perspective on career. They don’t want a hard slog, they want their workplace to be fun.
- The growth of freelancing in many industries, along with a move by employers to allow trusted employees to work from home, makes for a very disperse workplace.
“The growth of freelancing in many industries, along with a move by employers to allow trusted employees to work from home, makes for a very disperse workplace.”
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