| 单词 | contingent worker |
| 释义 | contingent worker noun[C] ukusHR,WORKPLACE apersonwhoworksfor acompany, but is notemployedpermanentlyby it: Manycompaniesusecontingentworkerstocutlaborcostsandeasemanagementtasks. Compare casualadjective contingent worknoun[U] Contingentworkrepresentsaradicaldeparturefromtraditionalemploymentpatterns. Examplesofcontingent workercontingent worker Contingent workers face many challenges in preparing for retirement. From theCambridge English Corpus Beyond this basic information on retirement accounts, however, there is little specific evidence about the retirement security preparedness of contingent workers. From theCambridge English Corpus To improve contingent workers’ retirement security, we consider several different approaches that may have some promise. From theCambridge English Corpus The reform is designed with an eye towards the needs of contingent workers, but traditional employees and employers may also find it more attractive than the present system. From theCambridge English Corpus Contingent workers were concentrated in professional and related occupations and were more likely than traditional workers to be in the construction, extraction, education, and health industries. From theCambridge English Corpus Many larger companies report that 30% of their procurement spend today is on contingent workers. FromWired But more than half of the firms polled said that contingent workers are not as invested or loyal as employees, and that they're not always around when needed. FromTIME These contingent workers have grown in size and importance in the past decade, and they're not a generational anomaly or a stage for the post-collegiate generation. FromThe Atlantic Another key factor that appears to be associated with the surge in contingent workers is declining union membership, along with the shrinking number of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements. FromCBS News Most importantly for this paper, employer-provided retirement plans were offered to only half as many contingent workers (23%) as traditional workers (48%). From theCambridge English Corpus Contingent workers have lower earnings than traditional workers. From theCambridge English Corpus As noted, we believe that, in the future, many people will be contingent workers and traditional employees at different points during their working lives. From theCambridge English Corpus Reforms targeted only at contingent workers would not meet this criterion. From theCambridge English Corpus For this reason, an effective reform must cover both contingent workers and traditional employees. From theCambridge English Corpus Some contingent workers, however, have characteristics of an employee and a contractor; this is especially true for gig workers. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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