Why The Gig Economy Will Drive The Future Of Employment
The traditional job market was born as a result of need and convenience. before the Internet, and even before mass transportation, the only option to be employed was to find a company to give you a consistent long-term work that was located close enough to where you lived. this became the standard not because it was the best option because it was still the only option. technology has and will continue to change that.
Factors changing the traditional job economy
–The internet
-Brain science
-competition
How the gig economy benefits companies
the companies are the ones who benefit the most other than the reasons stated above where company still need to provide freelancer with office space, corporate benefits, or expense reimbursement, companies gets to select from huge pool of candidates, quality talents is the single biggest contributor to a company success in the gig economy, instead of having access to talent in your geographic area, companies can now access highly specialized talent anywhere in the world.
How the gig economy benefits freelancers
Gig economy workers value flexible work schedule so that they can spend more time with their families, and I believe we will see the numbers of 8 AM to 5 PM jobs decline because in today’s connected world it is now easier than ever to work whenever is convenient to do so, company that embrace freelancers tends to be be more flexible and innovate faster, companies that neglects gig economy will surely be left behind.
Reference :
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/03/27/why-the-gig-economy-will-drive-the-future-of-employment/?sh=5a0df9244f52