Duolingo hit the headlines earlier this year after announcing it would drop 10% of its contracted workforce in a shift to focus on AI-generated translation.
Contingent workers, owing to the flexible and ‘on-demand’ nature of their employment, are often inherently vulnerable to large fluctuations in hiring and firing. Moreover, employers have tended to focus on full-time workers when designing rewards, benefits programs, and engagement strategies.
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