Working in a Gig / Digital Economy

1. Uberisation of Work
“One size does not fit all”
TWO POWER SOURCES
• Combustion Engine: S.E.S.
• Electric Power: HYBRID
Just like the Toyota Prius,
Employment has ‘two power sources’
Employment is a journey from A to B
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2. Standard Employment System (S.E.S.)
KEY FEATURES
• Legal Basis
• Fixed Term
• 14 Employment Process Steps
• “Industrial Age”
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3. 14 Employment Process Steps
COMPLIANCE
1. Type of Employee?
2. Contractor or Intern?
3. Detailed Job Description
4. Which Fair Work Award?
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4. 14 Employment Process Steps (cont.)
5. F.W. Award Classification?
6. Contract of Employment
7. Letter of Offer
8. F.W. Information Statement
9. Work Cover
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5. 14 Employment Process Steps (cont.)
10. Police Check?
11. Super. Choice form
12. Tax File declaration
13. Payroll - Software
14. Induction
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6. S.E.S. Strengths & Weaknesses
+ Strengths
• Meets compliance (FWC)
• Suits long term career
• Provides stability
- Weaknesses
• Bureaucratic
• Complex (14 steps)
• Inflexibility
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7. Gig Economy – A.I. – Robots
KEY FEATURES
Diversity in Developments
Digital Entities – Platforms for Work (e.g.)
• Ribit
• Fiverr
• Workible
• Freelancer
• Expert 360
• Legal Vision.com.au
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8. ”Hybrid” Employment Model
KEY FEATURES
• Flexible structure
• Operates on an ‘as-needed’ basis
• Can include anything that is non-S.E.S. (Contractor,
Intern, “Mates Rates”)
• Captures specialist skills that meet the needs of
employers
• Take the “IT-skilled knowledge worker” for example
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9. HYBRID
IT knowledge
worker
Professional
career
coaching
Invoicing
versus salary
(own ABN)
Portfolio of
services and
client
requirements
Mobility and
flexibility
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10. Hybrid Strengths & Limitations
+ Strengths
• Flexibility
• Diverse application
• Technology environment
- Limitations
• Lack of stability
• Lack of long term career
• No Employer contributions
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11. A Note of Caution
• Differences between “Employee”
and “Contractor” are important legally
• Need to avoid “Sham” contracting
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12. Conclusions
• 2 ways of thinking…
• Technology Vs Industrial
• Being innovative has increasing advantages
• Unemployment is measured using the S.E.S. model
(ABS Statistics) however this does not measure Hybrid
workers
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13. Thank you
Any questions?
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