In February 1999, 5.6 million workers held contingent jobs, that is, jobs that are structured to
be short term or temporary. The contingency rate—the proportion of total employment …

Purpose–The main goal of this article is to present a new taxonomy of contingent
employment that better represents the wide variety of part‐time, temporary, and contract …

The successful 1997 strike by the Teamsters against UPS, and the overwhelming support
the American public gave the strikers highlighted the impact of contingent work--an umbrella …

Part-time employment arrangements constitute a rapidly growing segment of the US labor
force. Such employment arrangements offer advantages to both employers and employees …

Millions of workers do not have standard work arrangements—permanent jobs with a
traditional employer-employee relationship. Rather, they are in temporary, contract, or other …

The US economy is undergoing a major change in the way labor is used and people are
employed. Individuals are now less likely to stay with one company for the duration of their …

This chapter will examine the state of the contingent workforce by identifying who is an"
employee" in the context of federal employment laws. The discussion will review the Fair …

The US economy appears to be headed in a variety of contradictory directions. While
managers of major corporations create familyresponsive policies on the one hand, those …