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Is it the Gig, Sharing, Access, 1099, Freelance or On-Demand Economy?

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As the article points out, there's broad agreement that most of the sharing economy companies - Uber, Airbnb, etc. Back in 2012 we suggested "rental economy" was a more accurate descriptor. This is what do we call what continues to be commonly called the  "sharing economy""?

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Is the Staffing Industry Facing a Kodak Moment?

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In the Staffing Industry Review article Human Cloud, IT Staffing Firms Eye Each Other - Warily he's quoted as saying: “Almost all large, sophisticated corporations are flat-out refusing to use non-W2 temporary labor.   An interesting example comes from a quote from Peter Dameris, CEO of large staffing firm On Assignment.

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News on the Growing Contingent Workforce

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Lot's of recent news about the continued growth of the contingent workforce, which is the term the corporate world uses for what we call the independent workforce - freelancers, contractors, independent consultants, temps, etc. Recent articles on this topic from the corporate point of view include: 1.

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