Contingent Workforce

A growing proportion of today’s workforce is “non-traditional,” meaning they work for outsourcing firms, are contingent employees, consultants or gig workers. As employers invest more time and money in their employees’ experience, more HCM technology vendors are designing and developing systems that allow companies to manage their people in a unified way, whatever their status. The challenge goes beyond technology: It involves culture, collaboration between HR and Procurement and a retuning of management’s mindset. And, it involves every aspect of people management, from talent acquisition and engagement to workforce strategy.

Upwork expanded its platform to include AI offerings and resources. Most notably, the company added an AI services hub to connect businesses with independent AI professionals. With it, Upwork said, companies can more easily find and hire independent talent for their AI projects, including consultants, researchers, developers and engineers. Additionally,...
Upwork and OpenAI have gotten together to launch OpenAI Experts on Upwork, which offers businesses the chance to connect with independent professionals who have experience with OpenAI’s environment. The companies said they co-designed the program to feature talent who know the OpenAI API platform, and to draw from the 250...
Fiverr relaunched its Fiverr Business service as Fiverr Pro, which it calls an end-to-end solution for both employers and freelance talent. The company believes that if businesses continue to approach hiring and work as they have in the past, they’ll risk missing out on finding the workers best-suited to...
Technology solutions provider Beeline released two products designed to address the prevailing challenges of today’s labor market: Beeline Professional and Global Workforce Intelligence. Introducing the products will further the company’s goal of “empowering companies to gain a competitive advantage by optimizing their extended workforce,” Beeline said. The solutions were created...
Namely plans to launch four new bundled offerings designed to address challenges faced by SMBs in the current economic landscape. The launch will take place at the HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. The company believes small businesses are increasingly challenged by financial limitations when it comes to investing in...