http://www.goforfreelance.com/resources/taxonomy/term/16/0 en http://www.goforfreelance.com/resources/node/6 <p>Contingent work, also sometimes known as casual work, is a neologism which describes a type of employment relationship between an employer and employee. There is no universally agreed consensus on what type of working arrangement constitutes contingent work, but it is generally considered to be any one or combination of the following:</p> <p>Work which is temporary or lacks job security<br /> Work which is part time<br /> Work which is paid on a piece work basis<br /> or any work which does not pay what is considered a living wage.<br /> Whether a person who does contingent work can be described as 'having a job' is debatable - however, contingent work is usually not considered to be a career, or part of a career. One of the features of contingent work is that it usually offers little or no opportunity for career development.</p> <p><a href="http://www.goforfreelance.com/resources/node/6">read more</a></p> http://www.goforfreelance.com/resources/node/6#comment contingent work employment part time work temporary work work Thu, 18 May 2006 07:55:19 -0500 6 at http://www.goforfreelance.com/resources