GXO Deploys Innovative Approach to Providing Workforce Flexibility

Program provides on-demand employment opportunities for students, caregivers, retirees and others who value ability to make their own schedules

GXO leads industry with successful pilot across the U.S., increasing workforce flexibility,
raising engagement and paving way for wider rollout

GREENWICH, Conn., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it has completed a successful pilot of a workforce flexibility platform that provides flexible arrangements for more than 1,100 “gig workers” to supplement its workforce at eight GXO warehouses across the U.S., with plans to expand to additional locations.

“Tapping into the gig workforce expands our talent pool and reduces costs for our customers,” said Dawn Nixon, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, GXO. “For those who place a premium on flexible hours, our program enables us to offer greater flexibility to meet worker needs and helps us easily adjust our headcount as customer volumes change. It also creates unparalleled agility for our operations and new opportunities for our full-time team members to upskill. We look forward to expanding this program to our operations across the U.S.”

GXO has partnered with Employbridge, the largest industrial staffing company in the U.S., on the pilot program, which offers enhanced flexibility, enabling the company to attract a greater breadth of potential employees through an app called EmployGig. At the sites where GXO piloted the program, nearly three-quarters of the participants are women and almost a quarter are stay-at-home parents or primary caregivers for children. Participants include people ages 18 to over 65, with the most, approximately a third, coming from the 25–34 age group.

Billy Milam, CEO of Employbridge, said, “We are proud to partner with GXO, an innovative and tech-forward contract logistics leader, as we harness the power of the gig workforce and reshape the employment landscape of the industrial supply chain. Technology is rapidly transforming every facet of life, including today’s workforce. Employbridge is passionate about leveraging technology in meaningful ways, and we’re able to do just that with our platform-based gig solutions. We look forward to continuing to partner with GXO to bring our gig solution to additional communities as we deliver expanded opportunities, and options, for the modern job-seeker.”