Silicon Valley’s dirty secret: Using a shadow workforce of contract employees to drive profits

This year at Google, contract workers outnumbered direct employees for the first time in the company’s 20-year history. This trend is on the rise as public companies look for ways to trim HR costs or hire in-demand skills in a tight labor market. Some 57.3 million Americans, or 36% of the workforce, are now freelancing, … Continue reading Silicon Valley’s dirty secret: Using a shadow workforce of contract employees to drive profits