A growing number of people are joining the ‘gig economy’ and working on a job-by-job and freelance basis, giving them the flexibility to work whenever and wherever they want. According to a recent survey by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), there are now 4.69 million self-employed people in the UK, accounting for 15 per cent of
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Why you shouldn’t ignore the rise of gig-economy and flexible working
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Employers must recognise the rise of the gig-economy – and implement strategic workforce planning strategies to reflect this shift. That is the advice from global talent acquisition and management specialist, Alexander Mann Solutions. The recommendation in response to data from Mercer’s 2017 Global Talent Trends Study, which finds that despite the majority of full-time employees (77 per
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Employers Are Paying Freelancers Big Bucks for These 25 in-Demand Skills
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How to Avoid Regulatory Fire in the Gig Economy
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The Evolution of the Gig Economy: Cupcakes to Claims Inspections
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More than a quarter of UK SMEs rely on gig economy workers
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Results from the latest Zurich SME Risk Index reveal that more than a quarter (26 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK have employed at least one gig economy worker – a worker with one or more short term contracts or doing freelance work – in the last 12 months. The findings come
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Warning: Avoid These 3 Gig Economy Onboarding Mistakes
by Andre Lavoie • • 0 Comments
You might not give your gig-economy contractors retirement plans and paid vacation. But you can invest in them with good paychecks and advancement opportunities.
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The gig economy and the future of self employment
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The term ‘gig economy’ has featured in numerous news reports and headlines recently, not to mention analysis of the Spring Budget. However, debate and uncertainty surrounding the definition of self-employment remains prominent. Some associate self-employment as being employed in everything but name, and therefore not benefiting from key employment benefits traditionally enjoyed by employees, including
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Gig economy boosts income for many of its 1.3 million workers
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New research shows 4 per cent of UK working adults aged between 18 and 70 are working in the gig economy, and nearly two-thirds of them (63 per cent) believe the government should regulate to guarantee them basic employment rights and benefits such as holiday pay. That means approximately 1.3 million people are engaged in ‘gig work’
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Gig Economy Platforms Are Creating A New Class of Entrepreneurs
by Dan Blacharski • • 0 Comments
Gig work, whether in preference to corporate jobs or because full time work is lacking, is absorbing an ever-growing portion of the labor force.