Workers in permanent positions are increasingly recognising the benefits of contracting. Workers want to enjoy the enhanced flexibility that contractors and freelancers do.
A report suggests that permanent workers are becoming increasingly disillusioned with office-based roles and want to the same flexibility enjoyed by contractors.
The report stated that the ‘social-networking generation’ set to enter the UK workforce within the next few years will be keen to enjoy all the advantages of freelancers or contractors, such as the ability to work flexible hours and do their jobs remotely.
The PCG also commented on another study which suggests that freelancers and contractors are happier than their office-bound permanent employees.
Tim Harford wrote a piece in the Financial Times in light of research that showed people strive for a degree of independence in their working lives. Commenting on the findings – which were carried out by Andrew Oswald of Warwick University and David Blanchflower, former Monetary Policy Committee member – Mr Harford discussed how satisfied different types of people are.
He observed that the study “looked at evidence on happiness and concluded that the self-employed tend to be happier”.
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