The big story about the United States’ workforce this year was the rise of remote working. Tens of millions of American employees defied skeptics and showed the world that, yes, they could be productive and be at home.
Underneath the surface, there’s an even more important employment story that emerged this year: the rise of the independent contractor. This includes a whole new group of mostly white-collar employees who went from full-time salaried positions to being fully employed independent contractors.
Full article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/12/29/the-way-we-define-independent-contractor-is-broken-heres-how-to-fix-it/?sh=26a0a3195de6
