Resource: Is the ‘Gig Economy’ Creating a New Type of Worker Monday 14 November 2016 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email With Uber facing increasing levels of legal action from its staff, what rights do freelance workers have, and what does that mean for employers? The term “gig economy” has firmly entered employment vocabulary, becoming a catch-all term for anything from Airbnb hosts and freelance professionals selling their skills through websites like Fiverr, and TaskRabbit, through to people working on a portfolio of different assignments for a number of businesses. But what does this highly flexible way of working mean for employers? The freelance world is still a relatively small workforce. Following the crash of 2008 the proportion of people working for themselves has grown from 12% to 16%. The UK is still some way behind the US, where 53 million Americans work freelance including 21 million independent contractors, but it is a growing workforce and could soon overtake number of employees in the UK public sector. Like this article? Why not share it. Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Topic: Project Management “Do something a little bit out of the norm” Sunil Patel CMgr FCMI, Chartered Manager of the Week, shares how he’s using AI to speed up the process of dispensing medicati Read article Article Topic: Workplace Culture Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson: six leadership lessons The founder of the UK’s largest energy supplier explains the value of relentless positivity and dry stone walling Read article Article Topic: Personal Development “It’s about creating a culture of problem-solvers” Mars Wrigley Confectionery’s Szymon Wierny CMgr MCMI explains why continuous improvement is really all about people Read article Article Topic: Workplace Culture The risk of indifference: leadership’s quietest failure Indifference is contagious, spreading through both systems and individuals. So it must be noticed and interrupted early Read article Article Resource The information on this page is designed to help you to develop ever more compelling business proposals and presentations. Take a look at our selection of tools which could help support you. Members See More CMI Members have access to thousands of online learning and CPD resources. Learn more about our membership benefits Join The Community CMI offers a variety of flexible membership solutions, tailored to your needs. Find out more and get involved in the CMI community today.
