In 2016, 34 percent of organizations in the United States said they typically engaged a contingent worker for 12 months or longer. Contingent workers are employees who are not full-time, long-term contracted employees for an organization, but rather freelancers who work for only a short period of time.
What is the maximum amount of time your organization would typically engage a contingent worker?
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EY. (November 10, 2016). What is the maximum amount of time your organization would typically engage a contingent worker? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034364/gig-economy-maximum-time-organizations-engaged-contingent-workers-us/
EY. "What is the maximum amount of time your organization would typically engage a contingent worker?." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034364/gig-economy-maximum-time-organizations-engaged-contingent-workers-us/
EY. (2016). What is the maximum amount of time your organization would typically engage a contingent worker?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034364/gig-economy-maximum-time-organizations-engaged-contingent-workers-us/
EY. "What Is The Maximum Amount of Time Your Organization Would Typically Engage a Contingent Worker?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034364/gig-economy-maximum-time-organizations-engaged-contingent-workers-us/
EY, What is the maximum amount of time your organization would typically engage a contingent worker? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034364/gig-economy-maximum-time-organizations-engaged-contingent-workers-us/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
What is the maximum amount of time your organization would typically engage a contingent worker? [Graph], EY, November 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034364/gig-economy-maximum-time-organizations-engaged-contingent-workers-us/