In 1989, freelance workers represented 6% of the workforce. By the year 2020 they will represent up to 43%
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Freelance in 1989
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Freelance in 2020
2 increasingly factors are becoming more common.
1. Currently, there are fewer waged workers with daily schedules from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and more employees willing to work for third parties: but under their own rules and focused on achieving objectives.
2. 61% of companies around the world plan to replace at least one third of their permanent jobs with freelance workers, gig workers, and independent professionals.
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More freelance workers than permanent jobs
Organizations without hierarchies.
1. – They focus on enhancing the autonomy of project participants: this translates into more decentralized organizations, in which decisions are made based on the consensus of its members and many operations are carried out in an automated manner.
2. – The rise of freelance workers will boost the reorganization of companies into structures inspired by the blockchain philosophy and intelligent and flexible contracts.