Gigification
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process whereby stable, full-time jobs are replaced by freelance ones. uncountable
"The Covid-19 epidemic could well prove to be a pivotal point in the gigification of knowledge work, and many firms will be attracted by the prospects of the direct and indirect cost savings that the gig economy model seems to offer."
Example
More examples"The Covid-19 epidemic could well prove to be a pivotal point in the gigification of knowledge work, and many firms will be attracted by the prospects of the direct and indirect cost savings that the gig economy model seems to offer."
Etymology
From gig + -ification.
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