Challenges and changes in the contractor workforce

Globalisation and decreasing government labour market involvement have wreaked havoc with the concept of what we once thought of as 'traditional' or 'standard' employment. The increasingly dynamic nature of the workforce provides organisations with a complex new array of challenges. This paper examines the professional agency contractor workforce as an example of these challenges. We investigate the notion that the initial factors associated with the individuals move into contracting Continue to exert considerable influence in sustaining the individual's ability to successfully remain working this way. The research findings support this notion and the results are discussed hi terms of the management implications for organisations wishing to retain, maintain and sustain a workforce of professionals employed as contractors.