Organisations have a myriad of different workers within their ecosystem: permanent staff but also temporary workers like freelancers and contractors. In fact, nearly half of businesses today are...

Demand for workers remains high in the UK economy, though vacancies are increasingly being filled by temporary workers as companies hesitate to take on permanent staff.

Companies across the UK have signed the Freelance Charter drawn up by freelance platform UnderPinned which aims to protect the rights of self-employed workers.

HR directors across the UK are looking to plug the skills gap with freelancers and contractors rather than permanent hires.

The number of temporary workers has shot up in the past two years as workers seek flexible working arrangements.