New tech is reducing skill shortage by making gig sector more attractive
As the furlough scheme ends and unemployment is set to rise, TheJobApp, an app set to change the temp recruitment industry, is helping attract more people to gig-working as the UK struggles to fill thousands of vacancies due to skill shortages.
The solution offers an immediate payment solution to encourage more workers into the gig sector and make recruiting much easier for businesses currently struggling to find staff.
As Government support comes to an end across the country thousands of workers are expected to become available. A key economic strategy to help fill the huge skill gap is to entice as many of these workers as possible to become part of the gig economy and quickly fill the huge shortages impacting so many sectors and supply chains across the UK.
The new app allows businesses to easily find local shift workers who match their specific criteria and even has a star rating so you can quickly source the most reliable staff. Currently, businesses have to use their own networks or expensive temp agencies who often can’t meet their specific requirements. TheJobApp offers a fully automated service managing tax and NI deductions, payroll, and customer service and is, therefore, a much more cost-effective solution for all businesses in the UK.
The app also offers to pay shift workers immediately after their shifts which will not only increase motivation but also increase the demand for shift work, making it a much more attractive proposition and opening up opportunities to more demographics with the reward of instant cash. The increased demand will allow the recruiters on the app to handpick the best-matched staff for their shift knowing they will be keen to impress to ensure their salary is received immediately.
Lee Purvis, CEO at TheJobApp, commented: “We are delighted to be launching TheJobApp to help businesses across the UK with a cost-effective solution to source the best talent and also offering millions of shift workers the chance to earn a salary as soon as their shift finishes.
Having previously managed organisations with huge requirements for shift workers the founders of TheJobApp know first-hand the difficulty, problems, and costs involved in filling these temporary positions and how critical finding the right staff is. Being the only solution to pay staff immediately we believe is a complete game changer and will benefit both the employees and the recruiters.”
