Bengaluru: The data from Indeed, a job site has revealed that job seekers’ interest in ‘contract or temporary jobs’ jumped by 150%, while postings for these jobs increased by 119% between January and July 2020, a flow-on effect of pandemic-induced economic shutdown across industries.
It is also revealed that Bengaluru recorded the highest postings for contract jobs between January and July 2020, followed by Mumbai and Hyderabad, although all three cities witnessed overall degrowth from last year.
Indian workplaces bore the biggest brunt of the pandemic during this period triggering massive reverse migration that has led to immense labour shortage and high labour cost.
While the demand for contract workers has risen steadily since January 2020, month-on-month comparisons between 2019 and 2020 showed that hiring for contract jobs more than doubled in June and July this year, at 110% and 143% respectively.
Source: The Hans India
