CANBERRA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Younger Australians are increasingly choosing to shun the idea of working in one full-time job, instead favoring part-time jobs and diversifying their working week.
Research undertaken by recruitment agency Manpower Group found that 40 percent of Australian millennials preferred to work in a number of part-time jobs, embracing the modern "gig economy" whereby they pick up odd jobs as they please.
On Thursday, Manpower's managing director Richard Fischer said the survey of more than 750 millennials showed that times were changing, and traditional work was not as popular among young Australians.
"There's a different ecosystem in talent across companies, in that the company being made up of full-time workers is not the way people want to be engaged," Fisher told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio on Thursday.
"A lot of people want to be entrepreneurial. They want to run their own business or be a freelancer in the gig economy. People want to work part-time on a greater range of engagements, and employers are going to have to cope with this as well. It's a different workforce moving forward."
But while younger Australians are seemingly happy to embrace the so-called gig economy, experts have warned of the negative effects associated with temporary employment.
Darren Copping, head of research at policy research group Esher House, said full-time work not only ensured financial stability, but it was known to increase job security and one's well-being.
"There are benefits of employment outside of just salary. There are benefits in terms of well-being, relationships, a sense of purpose and accomplishment," Copping said.
"Those are diminished if you're in gig-style jobs."
