（2020年4月7日，/HRoot.com/）近日，據信息技術研究與顧問諮詢公司高德納發佈的研究顯示，全球五分之一的公司計劃在新冠疫情蔓延期間減少合同工的支出，並且大多數公司都鼓勵現有員工在家工作。
據高德納的調查，大約20％的公司計劃停止或限制顧問支出和/或減少合同工的數量。另外，幾乎一半企業的招聘計劃被暫停。
但是，只有10％的僱主計劃減少員工的工作時間，只有6％的僱主表示他們會要求僱員無薪休假。
高德納人力資源業務研究主管Brian Kropp在一份聲明中表示：“我們的研究表明，只有少數僱主計劃縮減規模或要求僱員休無薪假。相反，大多數組織都將重點放在諸如更有效地使用技術和暫定招聘計劃以降低成本等措施上。”
高德納的調查還發現，針對新冠疫情，大多數組織（88％）鼓勵或要求員工在家工作。在家工作的要求與員工是否患有新冠肺炎無關。
另外，報告中，97％的公司表示他們取消了與工作相關的差旅。根據高德納的數據，自3月3日以來，這一數字增長了80％。
WORK FROM HOME THE NORM; FIFTH OF COMPANIES EYEING CUTS IN CONTRACT WORKER SPEND AMID COVID-19
(Apr.7, 2019, /staffingindustry.com/)One-fifth of companies are eyeing reductions in the number of contract worker spend amid the Covid-19 pandemic and most are encouraging current employees to work from home, according to a survey of 800 global HR executives conducted by Gartner Inc. on March 17.
The survey found approximately 20% of companies plan to stop or limit consultant spend and/or reduce the number of contract workers, according to Gartner. And nearly half plan hiring freezes.
However, only 10% of employers plan to reduce working hours and just 6% report asking employees to take unpaid leave.
“Our research shows that only a minority of employers plan to downsize or ask employees to take unpaid leave,” Brian Kropp, chief of research for the Gartner HR practice, said in a statement. “Instead, most organizations are focusing on measures such as more effective use of technology and freezing new hiring to cut costs.”
Gartner’s survey also found that, in response to Covid-19, a large majority of organizations, 88%, have encouraged or required employees to work from home. The requests to work from home were regardless of whether or not workers had Covid-19 symptoms.
Companies also have curtailed travel, with 97% reporting they cancelled work-related trips. That marks an 80% increase since March 3, according to Gartner.
