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"Best in Class" companies leveraging technology to tap gig economy

More than half of organizations are now leveraging labor automation and online talent platforms as a keystone act when addressing the talent requirements of a new business project and seeking out gig workers.

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“Best-in-Class” organizations are more actively using online talent platforms than other organizations to engage workers. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Employers are now finding better ways to match gig workers to the tasks at hand, according to Ardent Partners’ report, “The 2017-2018 State of Contingent Workforce Management: The Convergence of Talent, Technology, and the Future of Work,” sponsored by Shiftgig.

The report covers many facets of successfully deploying gig workers, including how to best find the gig worker that has the requisite skills needed for a particular project. More than half (56 percent) of organizations are now leveraging labor automation and online talent platforms “as a keystone act” when addressing the talent requirements of a new business project.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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