Industry Index : Retail
Deputy Industry Index : COVID-19
The Deputy Industry Index tracks key industries of the hourly paid economy. The British Industry Index updates daily at 11.00am AEDT.
To make reporting about the rapidly changing world of work easier for news media during this unprecedented time Deputy has made it simple for journalists and editors to quickly download the data and insights below. If you are looking for something more specific please reach out to our global media team, we are happy to assist.
Top insights about Retail for today 25 March 2020
- Number of shifts rostered decreased by 79.8% since last week
- Unfortunately 28% of those hours rostered were not worked.
- This week 7.6% of Newsfeed posts mentioned the terms pandemic or covid-19
Shifts Rostered vs Shifts Worked
Shift rostered is the shifts being scheduled by a manager for an employee for a given day. Shifts worked is the actual shifts being worked by an employee on a given day.
Date : 25 March 2020
- Number of shifts rostered decreased by 79.8% since last week
- From those shifts rostered only 29% were not worked
Hours Rostered vs Hours Worked
Hours rostered is the shifts being scheduled by a manager for an employee for a given day. Hours worked is the actual shifts being worked by an employee on a given day.
Date : 25 March 2020
- The amount of hours being rostered decreased by 78% from last week
- 28% of those hours rostered were not worked.
Average Difference in Days between Shifts Created and Rostered Date
Shifts Created is the day when the manager created the shift. Rostered date is the day the shift is scheduled for.
Date : 25 March 2020
- Currently Retail are now advanced planning by 3.2 days
- Last week Retail were advanced planning by 6.3 days
- Last month Retail were advanced planning by 7.3 days
Newsfeed Communication
Deputy Newsfeed is a digital tool for managers and hourly workers to communicate with each other via the Deputy app.
Date : 25 March 2020
- 7.6% of Newsfeed posts mentioned the terms pandemic or covid-19
- This is in comparison to 27.6% covid-19 focused messages last week.
Commentary from Ashik Ahmed, CEO at Deputy
The impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is unprecedented. We are dealing with a health pandemic and a global economic crisis. Industries that make up the Hourly-paid Economy are being impacted - the recovery period will be the ultimate test of resilience for small business owners and the millions of shift workers that in a lot of cases; used to work for them.
Information for Journalists and Editors
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Pubs and Bars Australia Data
- Number of Hourly Paid workers analysed : 231,974
- Number of Shifts analysed : 248,626
- Number of Shift Hours analysed : 1,716,028
Deputy Insights
- Number of Workplaces using Deputy: 300,000
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