The Dark Side of the Moon: Do You Really Know Your Contract Workforce?

Temporary labor began in the late 1940s and has traditionally been used to fill gaps left in a workforce due to illness, maternity leaves, and other leaves of absence. For many years, the majority of the contingent workforce was engaged in light industrial or office and clerical work. With the growth in specialization within the industries making up the global economy as well as strategic changes in how corporations must operate to compete in the expanding global market, however, more and more occupations are becoming open to contingent workers. What was once limited to assembly workers, typists, receptionists, and clerks has exploded into a segment of the economy that includes professionals such as doctors, dentists, lawyers, and computer programmers in addition to the more commonly recognized contingent positions.

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