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Aug 2016

Economy in Transition – Startups, innovation and a workforce for the future

By: Odyssey Publication
Tags: Automation, Innovation, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Startups

The paper, Economy in Transition – Startups, innovation and a workforce for the future, was recently released by StartupAUS, the national start-up advocacy group. The discussion paper warns up to 4.6 million jobs may be at risk if Australia does not prepare its workforce for the digital future. The paper was produced with global networking firm LinkedIn and Sydney startups Expert360 and CodeCamp, and suggests few jobs …

18

Aug 2016

The Shamrock Organisation and the high costs of a Contingent workforce

By: Odyssey Publication
Tags: Freelance, Independent contractors, Shamrock organisation

Just recently an article noted working as a short-term contractor, casual employee, or freelancer is taking its toll on Australian workers. At the same time we are seeing research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the journal Social Indicators Research, indicating that since 1984 casual employment in Australia has grown from 15 per cent of the workforce to 25 …

11

Aug 2016

CSIRO modelling and the impacts of offshoring and automation on Australian accountants

By: Odyssey Publication
Tags: Automation, Digital, Offshoring

Last week we mentioned the CSIRO released a report on “Tomorrows digitally enabled workforce”. At 112 pages it’s certainly a detailed document, but it’s worth also looking at the Appendix on modelling. In “Modelling occupation changes in Australia”, the CSIRO identified 4 different work activities: Knowledge, Influencing people, Machines and Movement, Personal Services. In the first model, skills are noted …

04

Aug 2016

Tomorrow’s Digitally Enabled Workforce

By: Odyssey Publication
Tags: Automation, knowledge economy, Offshoring, Outsourcing

Earlier this year the CSIRO released a report on “Tomorrow’s Digitally Enabled Workforce”. Whilst this report is quite a read at 122 pages, this contains significant nuggets of information that give important offerings for accountants, and accounting firm owners. The move to the knowledge economy, offshoring and automation, and the new entrepreneurial freelancer models. As to why this report has …