Labor & Employment
Jul. 15, 2009
Future Work Force
The U.S. work force could be undergoing a dramatic shift away from permanent employees and toward temporary, contingent workers. Experts say as much as half of everyone rehired after the recession could consist of such contingent workers. If that happens, the legal consequences will be huge.
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Job security with lifetime benefits at an established company looked like a quaint and antiquated notion even before a nose-diving economy decimated U.S. employment rolls. Now, the emerging trend toward wage earners completing short-term projects for a variety of employers will likely become the new normal as the nation recovers and people return to work, according to deep thinkers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog...
SAN FRANCISCO - Job security with lifetime benefits at an established company looked like a quaint and antiquated notion even before a nose-diving economy decimated U.S. employment rolls. Now, the emerging trend toward wage earners completing short-term projects for a variety of employers will likely become the new normal as the nation recovers and people return to work, according to deep thinkers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog...
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