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: Apprenticeships Apprenticeships are changing – here’s how We summarise five ways the apprenticeship landscape is evolving, as explained in a recent CMI web event Read article Article Topic: Change Management Accidental manager to Level 7: “My studies set me up for the rest of my life” Richard Shand CMgr FCMI was an accidental manager. He shares why he chose formal accreditation and how it helped him thrive Read article Article Topic: Economic Impact The Emirati Edge: Forging a New Leadership Paradigm A thought leadership paper from CMI in conjunction with the Oxford Centre for Impact Research Read article Research Topic: The future of work: Empowering your teams with AI The quick wins your organisation needs to maximise your talent’s potential for innovation and productivity in the age of AI. 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.