Guest comment: Why recruiters need to embrace the gig economy
(World News UK)

From Uber to TaskRabbit, the gig economy is changing the way we work and use services at an impressive rate. Steve Thompson, Managing director at Forward Role Recruitment looks at why recruiters need to embrace the gig economy now more than ever. Over the last few years, we´ve seen a substantial rise in what´s become known as `gigging`. The government defines the gig economy as `the exchange of labour for money between individuals or companies via digital platforms that actively facilitate matching between providers and customers, on a short-term and payment-by-task basis.` As it stands, gigging is changing the way we work at an impressive rate. The REC estimates that there are currently 4.8...