The insecurity of freelance work
Measuring changes in employment is proving difficult
THE decline of the conventional job has been much heralded in recent years. It is now nearly axiomatic that people will work for a range of employers in a variety of roles over their lifetimes, with a much more flexible schedule than in the past. Opinion is still divided over whether this change is a cause for concern or a chance for workers to be liberated from the rut of office life.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “A job is for Christmas, not for life”
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