Freelance nation?

In this economic climate, more companies are using freelancers.

"As business models change, you get a lot of organizational upset and that adds to the economic uncertainty," says Joe Pastore, professor emeritus of management science at Pace University.
" A business really can't see out much more than a year, perhaps. And you're operating from business cycle to business cycle."

Pastore goes on to note the economic incentives to hiring freelancers, including savings in the areas of salary, benefits, payroll taxes and equipment and work space.

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