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... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > resource management > resource development > human resource development > career development > the social context of careers - the contemporary workplace > contingent employment
social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > people resourcing > contingent employment

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contingent employment  

Definition

  • Contingent workers are individuals whose paid labor is organized through nonstandard employment relationships. Types of contingent workers range from temporary agency workers or “temps,” independent or “freelance” contractors, and direct hire or “in-house” contractors, to seasonal, part-time employees. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Contingent Workers]

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