Organizations are finding freelancers, and contractors instrumental in filling labor gaps, so they must meet the challenge of integrating committed members of the so-called gig economy into the workforce. - By DONNA CHAN

While the gig economy was originally synonymous with temporary work, the reality is that this term now encompasses a wide variety of working arrangements. A gig worker can be a temporary employee, like someone hired to work on one project. Freelancers may be independent workers under formal and informal arrangements. They commit to complete work but may or may not have an employer contract. Independent workers may work with or without an employer c....