Contingent Worker Definition & Meaning

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  • contingent worker American

    noun

    1. a temporary or contract worker, especially one hired for one task or project.

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    But it also notes that some workers won’t receive the offer, citing “there are a few exceptions in which it makes sense for both the worker and Epic to maintain contingent worker status.”

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    That explains why the gig-specific data were released nearly four months after the June reporting of the broader contingent worker survey, in which the questions on electronic platforms were included.

    From The Wall Street Journal

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    The contingent worker survey is coming back in 2017 as part of the CPS.

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    Can you quickly tap into contingent worker and supplier networks to adjust to changing resource requirements?

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    Between the challenges of work/life balance and the rise of the contingent worker, to the Internet of Things and the Networked Economy, to name just a few, perhaps a dose of the immortal adapt or die methodology is in order?

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