freelancers

The sector specializing in short-term and freelance jobs has taken on a split personality of sorts. Demand for contractors is ticking upward, but pay rates are going the other way.

In what can best be described as shooting yourself in the foot, the freelance-for-hire Web site Elance has selected a winner in its contest for a grand prize of $10,000 to help pay health insurance premiums for a year -- a guy who works full time and already has health insurance through his...

One of the most difficult parts of losing a job and becoming an unintentional freelancer is losing health benefits.While changes to the COBRA insurance program this year make health insurance more affordable after losing a job, it's still no substitute to employer-paid health insurance. In my...

Waiting for an economic recovery to trigger new job creation is like showing up for brunch in New York City without reservations . . . be prepared to sit around for a while. According to a recent study by outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a copy of which DailyFinance...

Over the past few weeks, IBM (IBM) submitted a patent for a new form of off-shoring methodology, while Sallie Mae decided to move 2,000 overseas customer-service jobs back to the United States. As President Obama's economic stimulus package works to encourage American job creation, it's worth...