TMS Asia-Pacific General Manager, Mandy Scotney [pictured right] tells the Mole this week why the travel and hospitality industry must consider flexibility in the workplace if it is going to both maintain and meet future staffing needs.
Part timers, job sharing, people who work from home and casual workers offer a huge wealth of untapped talent to industry employers prepared to consider this section of the workforce as a viable source of potential employees.
Populations continue to age and this, combined with record low unemployment figures right across the Asia Pacific region, points towards a situation where less people are entering the workforce than leaving.
This is creating significant challenges for employers right across the region and needs to be addressed with significantly more onus placed on work place flexibility.
The part time, job share, work from home and casual talent pool offers an excellent solution to those employers who if not already in need of personnel, will begin to encounter problems in the not too distant future as the ‘war for talent’ intensifies.
In client facing roles, the challenge has always been the question of how part-time, job share, and flexible hours will impact on the client relationship.
Job share, where the employees are well matched in terms of their competencies, combined with well structured operational procedures, can provide a real solution to this challenge.
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A Special TMS report by The Mole
