The majority of hirers feel permanent employment as the default option for most roles

The majority of hirers feel permanent employment as the default option for most roles is in an ever-increasing downward trajectory, according to leading talent and recruitment events, insight and strategy firm, TALint Partners.

In a survey launched ahead of its talent leaders event, the Tipping Point, the firm found that only 29% of internal hirers and recruiters feel permanent jobs will remain the default option for the workforce in the foreseeable future.

The results of this survey suggest that the pace of growth in the gig economy will rapidly pick up speed. According to current estimates from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) more than half of the workforce works flexibly in some way. Statistics from the Office for National Statistics, have also revealed that almost 15% of the UK population – 4.8 million people – in the UK are self-employed.

Ken Brotherston, Managing Director of TALint Partners and host of the Tipping Point event, believes these figures will accelerate even faster: