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contingent employment  

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  • 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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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/contingent_employment

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