What is flexible employment?

Simply put, flexible employment is a form of non-contract employment. They are two terms that describe the flexibility of the labor market from the perspective of workers and employers respectively. Because of their unconventional flexibility, they are also called informal employment.

Flexible employment is relative to fixed employment, which refers to various forms of employment that are different from those based on modern enterprises in working hours, income and remuneration, workplace, insurance and welfare, and labor relations.

There are several types of flexible employment. Employment in the informal sector, that is, forms of employment and employment that cannot meet the standards of general enterprises, such as labor standards, production organization management and labor relations operation, mainly refer to the employment of small enterprises, micro-enterprises and family workshops.

Flexible employment mainly consists of the following three parts:

1. Freelancers: including self-employed workers (freelancers) and freelancers who engage in professional activities in their personal capacity.

2. Domestic helper: a person who helps family members engage in production and business activities.

3. Other flexible employees. Mainly refers to part-time workers, seasonal workers, labor contractors, labor dispatch workers, family hourly workers and other ordinary workers.

Flexible employment is a form of employment relative to formal employment, including part-time employment, hourly work, flexible working hours, temporary employment, seasonal work, informal employment, staged employment and other forms of expression. The main advantages of flexible employment are that you can control your time freely, and you can solve the difficult employment situation.