Finance:E-lancing
E-lancing, also known as e-labour,[1] is the practice of taking freelancing work through online job-offers. E-lancing websites or platforms operate as hubs where employers place tasks, which freelancers from around the world bid for. Some e-lancing websites act as intermediaries for payment, paying the freelancer directly after work is completed, to mitigate the risk of non-payment.[1] Employers posting work on these websites set the price they are willing to pay for the task proposed.
History
In 2012, 1.56 million people were freelancers in the United Kingdom, a rise of 11.9% since 2008.[2] Sebastian Trenner of the World Bank wrote in 2012 that online marketplaces were unlikely to produce a significant decrease in skilled unemployment.[3] Conversely, Karsten Geis of Empirica Capital wrote in 2014 that e-lancing would be a primary employer of the future, and that normal jobs will tend to disappear.[4]
Notable e-lancing websites include Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Guru.com, and Upwork.
See also
- Freelancer
- Gig worker
- Online marketplace
- Online outsourcing
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Economist Newspaper Ltd, 2010. "Work in the digital age: a clouded future". The Economist, Volume 395, Number 8682, May 15th-21st 2010. Roto Smeets, Weert (Netherlands).
- ↑ Holdt, Keith "The rise of e-lancing in the workplace". 5 December 2012. http://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/growing-a-business/human-resources/2135983/the-rise-of-elancing-in-the-workplace.thtml. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ Trenner, Sebastian "Could e-lancing provide a temporary cure for skilled unemployment in the region?". 10 October 2012. http://blogs.worldbank.org/arabvoices/could-e-lancing-provide-temporary-cure-skilled-unemployment-region. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Gareis, Karsten "eLancing–The Future of Work?". 24 September 2014. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228608164_eLancingThe_Future_of_Work. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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