Opportunities for work in Canada's gig economy are rising as a growing number of workers shun traditional employment in favour of contract and freelance work that allows them to try their hands at different positions to find the fit that is right for them.
While the gig economy allows many workers to obtain work easily, and freelance in their pj’s if they want, the focus on short-term contracts is eliminating many traditionally-based employment positions. It’s also impacting many company’s institutional memory, hurting those organization’s effectiveness.
Join ITWC President Fawn Annan, Curasion President and Chief Product Officer Andrew Dillane and David Francis, Sr. Research Analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts, on March 13, for a 45-minute webinar exploring the way the gig economy and flexible workforces are changing the business landscape. Francis a leading expert on the gig economy. Dillane will share his insights as a 15+ year staffing industry veteran, a former CIO, and now a startup owner.
In the discussion you’ll learn:
- What is the gig economy?
- Which companies are leveraging the power of the flexible workforce
- Why it’s about more than money for organizations and freelancers alike
- The risks and vulnerability that accompany flexibility and independence
- How company can avoid gig-related corporate amnesia
This webinar is the second in a series of webinars jointly sponsored by ITWC and the CIO Association of Canada expressly designed to provide senior technology leaders insights on the new issues they are being called to deal with on a daily basis. Register today and invite a friend to attend
