U.S. chief financial officers are concerned about a shift toward temporary and part-time workers driven by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as overall economic uncertainty. In spite of all this, profits are expected to jump by more than 10%, full-time employment is expected to increase 2%, and capital spending could rise nearly 5%, according to a survey by Duke University andCFO Magazine.
Chief Financial Officers expect full-time domestic employment to rise nearly 2% in the U.S. This increase comes in spite of some reluctance to hire full-time employees due to the ACA. Fifty-nine percent of CFOs have increased the proportion of their workforce made up by temporary and part-time workers or shifted toward outside advisors and consultants. Among these firms shifting away from full-time employment, 38% say the shift has occurred, in part, due to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Another 44% say they are hiring temporary workers in response to extreme economic uncertainty. For more information, visit http://www.cfo.com/magazine
