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Episode 23: What is the Future of the Gig Economy?
FromA podcast about work, the future and how they will go together
Episode 23: What is the Future of the Gig Economy?
FromA podcast about work, the future and how they will go together
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31 minutes
Released:
Oct 14, 2020
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Podcast episode
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The gig economy gets a lot of negative press, but is it actually a bad thing? Although some think it is synonymous with income insecurity and bad management practices, in fact for many it is the way they choose to work. For professional workers who have in-demand skills, working on a gig basis rather than accepting one job can be more lucrative and give them more control of their time. For employers, using gig workers allows them the right workers to do the work they need rather than pay workers to be on staff and then assign them tasks. Good or bad though, the gig economy is here to stay and with the pandemic changing everything about the labor market, it is time to discuss what happens to it next. Guest: Marion McGovern CEO, Entrepreneur, Author Marion McGovern is an expert in the dynamics of the independent talent market. She was the founder and CEO of M Squared Consulting, a gig economy firm before the term was even coined, and Collabrus, an employment compliance firm. She sold both to an international conglomerate in 2005, and remained a board member through 2014. She is the author of Thriving in the Gig...
Released:
Oct 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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