Today, companies of all types and sizes are using contingent workers at a greater scale than ever before. Beyond the traditional “outside contractor” who might perform a discrete time-boxed task, the contingent workforce, as often as not, now operate within an organization just as if it is part of the employee base. Professional services might be supplied under a statement-of-work agreement, a freelancer with unique skills might be retained through an online labor marketplace, or traditional temporary workers might be hired through a staffing agency. Entire departments or projects might be run by contingent workers.
