The gig economy wars: The employer strikes back Barry Flack, Founder, B F Consultancy

1. Gig Economy Wars
- The Employer Strikes Back
@barryjflack barryflack.co.uk uk.linkedin.com/in/barryflack

2. HR
Technology
Organisational
Construct+__________________________________________________
Barriers to innovation, growth &
productivity
(i.e. the dark side)
=
Future
directio
n of the
Gig
Econom
y

3. HR Technology

6. Matching & vetting is where
the talent magic will evolve.
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7. Organisational Construct

8. Supply side – Rise of the
freelancers
Source : PWC

9. Demand for competitive
advantage
Source : Organize for Complexity – Niels Pflaeging

10. A new way of working ?
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11. The Dark Side

12. 1. The Employment landscape
#deleteUber

13. 2. The £3.5bn hole in the UK
Exchequer

14. 3. A legacy of quarterly
capitalism
2003-2013, while typical companies in the S&P 500 doubled the share of cash
flow they spent on dividends and stock buybacks, they actually cut capital
expenditures on things like new plants and equipment.
Source : WSJ
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15. 4. The risks to our aligned talent
universe

16. Talent Leaders Call To
Action

17. 1. Understand your baseline freelance problem
statement.
2. Develop a strategy using data & insight.
3. Scan the horizon for developments.
4. Be an advocate of long termism, capital
investment, innovation and doing the right thing.
A tipping point ?

18. Finally, this is what we could
have won.

19. If you’ve been affected by any of the
issues raised in this presentation,
then feel free to contact me on any
of the following :
@barryjflack
barryflack.co.uk
uk.linkedin.com/in/barryflack
Help and assistance.