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Upwork's 2017 Freelancing in America Study

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For example, someone who works part-time at a start-up, manages an Airbnb and does freelance coding. million in 2016 to 32.8 million in 2016. This group is defined as: People with multiple sources of income from a mix of traditional employers and freelance work. Combined, these two groups increased in number from 28.7

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

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professor emeritus of human resource management at Rutgers University and editor of Compensation & Benefits Review. Some managers worry about investing in developing people who can then easily take those skills to a competitor,” says David G. a former human resource management professor at Rutgers. Allen, Ph.D.,

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Corporations Hiring More Contingent Talent

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Ardent Partners has released its State of Contingent Workforce Management 2015-2016 report.   The tagline of the study is "the future of work is here" By this they mean contingent talent - freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps etc. - I got my copy at Guidant's website.

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Why Companies Are Increasing Their Use of Contingent Labor

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Ardent Partners is an analyst firm focused on corporate procurement and as part of this brief they research and analyze the use of contingent labor (temps, contractors, consultants, etc.) And according to their research report The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2014-2015 this growth is going to continue. by corporations.

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