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: Imposter Syndrome “Professional accreditation really raises the bar on standards” Adam McNall CMgr MCMI, Chartered Manager of the Week, had imposter syndrome, but learning with CMI helped his confidence Read article Article Topic: Highlights – 10 December Supporting apprentices, learning to listen and tackling change head-on Read article Article Topic: Three errors managers make when striving for improvement In a new book, Max McKeown explores how people can become superadaptive and transform constraints into opportunities Read article Article Topic: Personal Development How I used passion and purpose to reshape a university department A mix of clarity, curiosity and confidence helped a fragmented department find its focus – and a fresh sense of purpose 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.
