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contingent worker
noun [C]Definition
› HR, WORKPLACE a person who works for a company, but is not employed permanently by it: Many companies use contingent workers to cut labor costs and ease management tasks. → Compare casual adjective
contingent work noun [U] › Contingent work represents a radical departure from traditional employment patterns.(Definition of contingent worker noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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