February 2019
Intermediate to advanced
202 pages
5h 16m
English
The Rise of the Gig Economy
The gig economy is a popular term referring to various forms of work and employment marked by short-term, on-demand, and unpredictable arrangements. The gig economy is above all a technology-influenced development of labor that is transforming the conventional norms and beliefs about the place of work in society and the respective responsibilities of workers, businesses, and governments [1]. In the gig economy, workers no longer choose between working either as an employee or as a business owner. They may take a third path. While they are not subject to the ...