Human Resources in the On-Demand Economy

How do you lead an on-demand workforce? Get an overview of the management and HR issues facing employers of nontraditional employees like contractors, freelancers, and elancers.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Understanding the On-Demand Worker

• Characteristics of elancers

2. Management Challenges

• Developing an overall strategy for managing and integrating work
• Becoming a leader who elancers want to work for
• Rewarding and incentivizing on-demand workers

3. HR Challenges

• Using talent platforms to create a global supply chain of talent
• Defining work to be done by outsourcing, crowdsourcing, or contract
• Developing and deploying on-demand workers

4. Risk Management

• Maintaining control of intellectual property
• Assessing the capabilities of elancers
• Maintaining an organizational culture in a boundaryless organization

5. Legal Issues

• Compensation and benefits
• Definition of an employee
• Advice to employers and employees