The Dawning of the Age of Flex Labor
The concept of freelancing is gaining ground and increasingly people are working for several firms on part time basis rather than full time at one. This has resulted from two major societal changes. One has been the increased pressure to maintain a work- life balance. More importantly has been the rapid rise of technologies which have enabled seamless space and time shift. Apps such as Dropbox, Skype and Evernote have been critical to the same. This majorly helps firms in talent management as top professionals can continue working on what they do best and lend their services across the board. This concept is also helpful for the white collared workers as chances of them getting totally laid off reduces significantly. Germany, Spain and Canada have already implemented laws to protect freelancers and the USA is on the verge of joining them.
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