On-demand staffing, the idea that companies can engage their staff only when they need them and where they need them, is poised for a breakout year in 2018.

Pioneered by Uber, refined by many technology-enabled staffing platforms, who provide on-demand services to consumers, the game is now shifting to where the real action is, corporate America.  Imagine that you run a retail chain, and instead of relying on each store manager to add staff when your stores are busy, the system automatically sends out push notifications to staff based on sales by hour increases and that staff can be targeted by those with the highest employee rating, closest distance, and immediate availability to work?

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