Running a business today is a lot different than it was only a decade or so ago. The spread of the gig economy has changed the employee-employer dynamic, work environment, and what we want from work. Today, 35% of the global workforce are freelancers, and companies are increasingly relying on their services. Some organizations have […]
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Examples of industries embracing the gig economy continue to grow. As legal firms also embrace this trend, what are the legal issues faced by freelancers in various occupations? From Uber drivers to skilled marketers, business consultants, and lawyers, freelancers benefit companies by decreasing their running costs. Today, technology allows firms to manage their freelancers. Meanwhile, […]
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Origins, or what it all has to do with jazz The gig economy is a relatively new term for a rather well-trodden freelancing practice in the labor market. One may wonder why we call it a gig economy, not just a freelance economy? The answer is in the etymology of the term. In particular, the […]
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