gig worker

noun

plural gig workers

: a person who works temporary jobs typically in the service sector as an independent contractor or freelancer : a worker in the gig economy

Gig workers have freedoms that most full-timers only dream of: setting their own hours, working from home, being their own bosses. No wonder the gig economy comprised 16 percent of all workers by 2015, according to research by economists Lawrence Katz and Alan Krueger.—

Andy Sullivan

In addition to having more stable space, the affluent often have greater latitude to remain inside it. They can work on Zoom, shop on Amazon and have gig workers deliver meals.—

Jason DeParle

Examples of gig worker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In this way, YNAB is a good choice for people with unpredictable incomes and expenses, like gig workers. —

PCMAG, 10 July 2024 Gonzalez, 59, is a gig worker who is disabled, walks with a cane and can’t deal with stairs. —

Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 9 July 2024 Many Americans are working as contractors, consultants, freelancers and gig workers and many companies are hiring them directly rather than going through staffing agencies. —

Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024 He’s pushed for millions of gig workers to qualify as employees, rather than independent contractors, which can grant them more benefits and protections such as overtime pay and unemployment insurance. —

Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for gig worker

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