Staffing agencies, outsourcing- and offshoring contractors have to be worried", warns Corporaal. "For employers, platforms are an alternative for staffing agencies and offshoring. Via these platforms they bring the work back closer to the organization. The employer has more control in the selection of the worker as well as the execution of the work." https://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/intermediaries-should-be-worried-about-the-platform-economy/

- Almost two thirds of the self-employed had more than 9 clients
- Only 3 % of the self-employed dependent on a dominant client
- 17% of the economically dependent self-employed in the construction sector
- 1 in 2 self-employed persons highly satisfied with their current job

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