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The Benefits of Gig Work: Employer Interest in Offering Benefits to Nontraditional Workers

Kimberly A. Landry 8/5/2019

Learn about employers' willingness to provide benefits to part-time, seasonal, and 1099 contract workers.

Summary

The rise of the gig economy has significant implications for the workplace benefits industry because many employers offer benefits only to their traditional full-time employees. How many employers are currently providing benefits to their nontraditional or "gig" workers, and will this change in the future? To examine these issues, LIMRA conducted an online survey of 1,464 U.S. employers. This study looked at employers' approaches to part-time employees, seasonal workers, and 1099 contract workers, including:

  • How many employers currently offer benefits to nontraditional workers
  • Types of benefits offered to gig workers
  • Reasons for not offering benefits to nontraditional workers
  • Interest in offering benefits to gig workers in the future
  • Current and preferred benefit funding arrangements
  • Employer attitudes toward gig workers

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Benefits of Gig Work

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Meet the Project Director

Kimberly A. Landry
Kim conducts quantitative and qualitative research on hot topics within the employee benefits industry, with a specific focus on employer and employee perspectives. She is also responsible for LIMRA’s worksite and supplemental health research programs. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events. Kim joined LIMRA in 2008. She received her bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and her master's degree from the University of Hartford.

Associate Research Director, Workplace Benefits Research
LIMRA and LOMA
klandry@limra.com


For more information, please contact klandry@limra.com.

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