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Wingham RowanDirector, Beyond Jobs (UK)www.BeyondJobs.com23rd July 2015
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Supporting a fragmenting workforcea UK solution with US implications.
SCALE: Indicators of irregular work
• Involuntary part-time• Labor market
disengagement• Growth of service
sectors• “Sharing Economy”
projections
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Toronto Star: 21st May 2015
SCOPE: Spans the economy
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Demand = 5% of GDP•£400m a day in UK?
– £200m illegal– £100m unmet demand
Supply = 22% of pop.•67% want immediately•Tax savings if they work
ISSUE: How to support workers?
Problems:•Overheads of looking for work•No income security•No safety net
– 1099 issue
•No progression•Ramp into shadow economy
Traditional solutions?•Collective bargaining?•Training?•Support into work•Sector strategies
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The search for a solution
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WHO: Core irregulars?
• Carers• Medical issues• Complex childcare• Starting home business• Low-income students• Job-seekers
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WHO: New irregulars
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WHO: Coming irregulars
• Teachable robots• Driverless vehicles• Voice automation• Delivery drones
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The Atlantic: Jul./Aug. 2015
REALIZATION: Markets are key
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SOLUTION: New market model• Workers:
– Select own hours– Set own rules– Progression – all skills
• Buyers:– Instant purchasing
• Market generally:– SCALE – Low overhead– All compliant– Data output– Interventions supported
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SOLUTION: Underlying database
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CEDAH
People + possessions:• Availability• Contactability• Skills/vetting• Legal status• Travel area• Personal rules• Permitted buyers• Pricing rules• Reliability analysis
Buyer requirements
Bookings
Rules:Regulations | Tax | Entitlements
Reporting:Wide-area| Local | Individual
Central Database of Available HoursA
GE
NC
IES
SOLUTION: A CEDAH in action
• “I need 2 workers for 2 hours to take my disabled son swimming”
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IMPLEMENTATION: UK pilots
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PROBLEM: Swamped by supply
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Early supply is individual.Early demand is institutional.
MODELLING: A good launch
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Minimum:•$2.3m of demand over first 12 months, in one travel area.
KEY: Who buys hours on day one?
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• Corporates?• SME’s?• Households?• Public sector?• Philanthropies?
• Local authority• NHS• Housing Association• Arm’s length
organizations• Public sector suppliers
What about the U.S.?
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HOW?: Where would it fit?
Drivers•Assertive cities•IHSS: Independent Home Support Services•Active philanthropies•“Sharing economy”/1099 worker’s cases •Day labor
StructuresWI&OA
Dept. of Labor
State Cabinets NGO’s
Mayors’ Cabinets Online Services
WIB’s Econ. Dev.
Philanthropies
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POSSIBILITIES: Interventions
• Micro:– Guaranteed hours
• First 5 bookings• Anchor employer• Conditional welfare/min. income
• Macro:– Peer-to-peer schemes– Inducted pools– Utilization rates Skilling– Precise tax breaks
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POSSIBILITIES: Innovations on top
• New models of:– Financial services for irregular
workers– Public service delivery– Seamless volunteering– Business support
• Matching into jobs• Union micro-membership• Micro-training• Peer support
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The Guardian: 22nd Jun. 2015
FOCUS: Market making
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