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HR, Training and the ‘Gig’ Economy

HRExecutive

According to the NYT piece, tens of millions of Americans are now involved in some form of freelancing, contracting, temping or outsourcing work: The number for the category of jobs mostly performed by part-time freelancers or part-time independent contractors, according to Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.,

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There’s Nothing Quiet About It: The Shifting Employee-Employer Relationship 

Analytics in HR

The employee-employer / employee-work relationships are changing It’s undisputed that the changes we have witnessed in the workplace over the past few years have contributed to a change in the psychological contract.

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2019 HR tech trends: which ones deserve the hype?

cipHR

The tech industry loves hype and buzzwords. What did the concept of the psychological contract have to tell us about matching consumerised appetites with our experiences of being at work? In many industry verticals, the compliance agenda is not about to abate. What does employee engagement mean? Data-driven HR practice.

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Are Freelancers Your Best Performers? Applying Organizational Network Analysis to the Gig Economy

Visier

Research shows non-employees are sometimes even more engaged than employees when they have: Volition in their choice of contract work. A psychological contract with the organizations they work with, A sense of continuity. Emotional support from co-workers. Are you creating these conditions with your non-employee workers?

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Employee Relations: Examples + 10 Strategy Tips

Analytics in HR

Prioritizing health and safety includes implementing industry safety standards but also fostering a supportive and stress-free work environment. Labor and industrial relations The relationship between employers and unions is a cornerstone of employee relations. A section on collective negotiations/industrial relations.