Who's behind the rising popularity of the gig economy?

While the use of contract workers has been on the rise for more than a decade, the trend has particularly accelerated in recent years as both organizations and individuals that see significant benefits. Where is it growing fastest?

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The gig economy: on-demand workers, particularly at the expert level, are giving employers a competitive advantage – and while organizations are currently grappling with a changing workforce, executives themselves also want be gig workers, according to Mavenlink’s report, “The White-Collar Gig Economy-On-Demand Workforce Trends According to Today’s Business Leaders.”

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

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