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Advantages and Disadvantages of using Contingent Workers
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Flexibility in type and amount of labor resources | Loyalty to employer or company |
| Save costs in benefits and tax | Disturbs organizations core morale and culture |
| Immediate access to expertise not present internally | Training costs |
| Savings in long-term compensation costs |
History of contingent workforce management
The concept of Contingent Workforce Management appears to be fairly recent, dating back perhaps a few decade
Contingent workforce outsourcing
Contingent Workforce Outsourcing (CWO) denotes a provider who facilitates clients' ability to aggregate and track spending, billing, and performance of more than one type of non-W-2 worker. This includes traditional temps and independent contractors and consultants.
The business trends behind the up-tick in contingent work are inexorable. Some retired employees with valuable skills may seek reentry to the workforce as outside consultants in their area of specialty. Two of the largest and most-talented segments of the U.S. workforce, retiring baby boomers and Generation Xers, are foregoing full-time employment as W-2 workers and opting to work as 'contingents'. Multi-earner families where one partner has company-funded employee benefits make it possible for the other partner to work freelance. With business expenses fully deductible, a self-employed consultant with 1099 income and proper planning can have a lower effective tax rate than a worker with W-2 income. Businesses are motivated to draw upon an experienced and valuable pool of workforce talent, which in turn may be cost-effective and beneficial to both parties.
CWO is a toolkit that has evolved to handle the non-W-2 business wave. As contingent workers continue to grow at a double-digit annual pace as a percentage of the overall workforce, companies are feeling an ever greater need to have tools to manage this quickly-growing phenomenon. Capturing and managing data that allows managers to see and control their entire contingent and full-time workforces is a complex task that is now possible with contingent workforce management or CWO tools.
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