Freelance Law: Companies Should Take Lead in Protecting Workers in Weak Position

Freelance Law: Companies Should Take Lead in Protecting Workers in Weak Position

Freelancers who receive jobs from companies are in a weak position. The Japan Fair Trade Commission has taken steps to correct problematic transactions and prevent these workers from being treated unfairly. It is hoped that company executives will take this opportunity to thoroughly comply with the rules for transactions with such workers.

Freelancers now represent more than one in four US workers

As AI integration accelerates, businesses are facing widening skills gaps that traditional employment models struggle to address, and so more companies are choosing to hire freelancers to fill the void, according to a new report. The report, from freelance work platform Upwork, claims there’s a major workforce shift as well, with 28% of skilled knowledge workers now freelancing for greater “autonomy and purpose.” An additional 36% of full-time e…