hiring for specific tasks for a limited time frame as the pandemic prompts India Inc. to have a more fluid workforce to keep costs in check, according to manpower recruiting firms.There has been an increasing number of requests for task-based hiring from companies spanning sectors such as retail, logistics, healthcare and pharma, besides banking and finance.“Covid-19 has accentuated the demand for task-based temp hiring.
As businesses have suffered due to the pandemic, companies want to optimize cost. So, they are preferring such risk-averse models where people can be hired on a per task basis," said Chirag Mittal, co-founder and chief executive officer, Gigforce Pvt.