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Callaghan, Polly; Hartmann, Heidi – 1991
Contingent workers are those employed in jobs that do not fit the traditional description of a full-time, permanent job with benefits. Contingent work takes the form of part-time, temporary, and contract employment. The number of contingent workers in 1988 has been estimated at between 29.9 and 36.6 million, representing 25-30 percent of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Economics, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
