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: “Throw yourself in at the deep end – it’s how you’re going to learn” Being a young manager is challenging, but hugely rewarding, says Olivia Hepplewhite CMgr MCMI, Chartered Manager of the Week Read article Article Topic: How BIBF and CMI are Building Bahrain’s Leadership Pipeline See how BIBF and CMI partner to build Bahrain’s leadership pipeline, offering accredited pathways. Read article Case Study Topic: Highlights – 10 June NEETs must: how investing in managers can help the youth unemployment crisis – and much more Read article Article Topic: “Create clear boundaries”: tackling ‘shadow AI’ in your organisation As AI tools become second nature, here’s how to embrace the benefits without exposing your business to risk 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.
