Why are freelancers so expensive?
The Freelancers Union recently published a study on the affect of nonpayment to freelancers on the economy and to business in general. The report concluded: Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge. "Late and nonpayment is one of the top challenges facing the independent workforce today. These workers are at greater risk of nonpayment than traditional workers, but the law does not reflect this reality. The current way that independent workers must deal with nonpayment is inequitable, time wasting, damaging to one’s finances and harmful to the economy. Instead of having to deal with nonpaying clients on their own, freelancers should have access to worker protections similar to those extended to traditional employees. These workers comprise one-third of the U.S. Workforce; they deserve protections suitable to such a significant part of the economy." Having been a freelancer for a couple of decades I can relate, but the report missed one thing. If you wonder why the ...