{"id":6431,"date":"2026-11-03T14:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=6431"},"modified":"2026-11-03T14:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:45:42","slug":"hr-chat-w-employco-usa-gig-work-becomes-a-mainstream-labor-arrangement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/03\/hr-chat-w-employco-usa-gig-work-becomes-a-mainstream-labor-arrangement\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Gig Work Becomes a Mainstream Labor Arrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Gig Work Becomes a Mainstream Labor Arrangement\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_Cwim0shonmg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCwim0shonmg%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cwim0shonmg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M39S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-11-03T20:38:10Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Cwim0shonmg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCwim0shonmg%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Gig Work Becomes a Mainstream Labor Arrangement<\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cwim0shonmg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCwim0shonmg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Gig Work Becomes a Mainstream Labor Arrangement\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Questions on this topic? https:\/\/www.employco.com\/contact\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gig work is becoming a mainstream part of the workforce, changing how employers approach hiring, flexibility, and employee expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this HR Chat, Rob and Jason discuss the growing prevalence of gig work and side hustles, their impact on employee availability and burnout, and key considerations for classifying workers as W-2 employees or 1099 independent contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact <a href=\"mailto:hr@employco.com\">hr@employco.com<\/a> to discuss worker classification, workforce management, or other HR support needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedule a <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/gwilson-employco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">15-minute call<\/a> with <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046240\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Griffen Wilson<\/mark><\/strong> for more information on our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gig work is becoming a mainstream part of the workforce, changing how employers approach hiring, flexibility, and employee expectations. 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