Now that the pandemic has shown everyone just how easy it is to work remotely and flexibly, more and more employers are planning to stick with freelance, part-time workers even after they return to “normal.” In fact, 60 percent of
What You’ll Need for Flexible Workforce Management
This past year has shown us all just how important flexibility is in the workplace. Rigid schedules are a thing of the past for most companies, and relying on only full-time 9-5 workers is too. Now, most companies have a
How to Streamline Your Freelancer Onboarding Process
Over the past year, companies of all sizes continue to work with more and more freelancers to help them run their business across all types of job functions, diverse skill sets, and departments. If fact, in 2020 there were 64.8 million freelancers
What is a Permalancer?
We all may be familiar with a freelancer who works for a company on a one-off project basis – someone you hire from a talent platform, assign a project, and their work for you is done. Instead, these past few
How to Correctly Classify and Pay Your 1099 Freelancers
The flexible workforce is growing quickly and forcing companies both big and small to adjust their strategy for hiring, onboarding, managing, and assigning on-going work to these important and valuable workers. If you currently use freelancers or are looking to
What is a Freelancer Management System (FMS) and Why do You Need One?
Hiring, overseeing, and managing a flexible team is very different than the day-to-day management of traditional, 9-5 employees. Full-time employees tend to have set schedules and salaries and are, more likely than not, located in the same place as the
The Biggest Freelance Trends for 2021
By Sophia Elise Nowadays, lots of companies are relying more on freelancers. It is happening across all industries, with the fields of accounting, finance, engineering, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, logistics, and even life sciences — just to name a few.
Even Big Businesses are Hiring More Freelancers
One of the most significant US workforce shifts to come out of the past year is the growth and popularity of freelancing. As more high-skilled individuals choose to freelance during the COVID-19 pandemic, big businesses are starting to pay attention. Just
Limited Travel to Stores? We Have You Covered
The past few months have upended all of our daily routines and changed how most companies are able to run their business. For a brand that has relationships with retail partners around the country, one of the largest challenges has
59 Million Americans Did Freelance Work This Year
Accelerated by COVID-19 and an uncertain job outlook, more than a third of the American workforce did some freelance work on the side this year. According to a new Freelance Forward report released on Tuesday by Upwork, this means 59 million Americans are