Changing ways of working have accelerated a shift towards more independent work, with forecasts indicating that independent workers are expected to make up 35-40% of the global workforce by 2025.

Furthermore, specialised talent platforms now offer access to over 500 million highly-skilled professionals, supporting a shift towards a greater variety of contractual arrangements and a more flexible talent ecosystem.

However, taking advantage of this rise in the talent ecosystem poses a number of challenges for organisations.