Summary: <p>The gig economy has continued to pick up speed during the pandemic, <a href="http://www.thestaffingstream.com/2021/04/01/contingent-workforce-trends-in-an-almost-post-pandemic-world/"><u>growing 33%</u></a> in the last year. This is a continuation of a trend we’ve seen over the past few years, where there has been a growing number of <a href="https://hbr.org/2015/11/your-company-needs-independent-workers"><u>contingent workers</u></a> (temporary workers who work on a contract or project basis or any worker who is not employed in a traditional full-time role). According to a <a href="https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2018/contingent-workers/pdf/contingent-workers.pdf"><u>U.S. Census Bureau</u></a> report, there are roughly 5.9 million contingent workers and they represent nearly 4% of U.S. employment.</p> <p>Feeling valued for your efforts and contributions at work has been shown to boost engagement and productivity and lead to a more positive workplace culture. When an individual is part of the contingent workforce, it’s harder for leaders to make them feel a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-gig-economys-political-reckoning-has-arrived/2021/06/24/bdb83614-d4a0-11eb-b39f-05a2d776b1f4_story.html"><u>part of their full-time employee group</u></a>. So how can leaders ensure that all of their workers feel valued, engaged, and included and not just some?</p> <p>In this episode of <a href="https://www.consciouslyunbiased.com/listen"><u>Breaking the Bias</u></a>, Consciously Unbiased founder Ashish Kaushal (virtually) sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-perrault/"><u>Rebecca Perrault</u></a>, a TEDx speaker and Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion leader at <a href="https://prounlimited.com/index.php"><u>PRO Unlimited</u></a>, for an unplugged conversation about how important it is for business leaders to build a sense of inclusion and belonging for all, especially for contingent workers; and why advancing diversity & inclusion for this segment of workers is beneficial for workplace culture overall. Rebecca also shares how leaders can better address their biases and measure diversity at the macro level in order to make a positive social impact and create meaningful change.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consciously-unbiased/message
