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Types of Contingent or Alternative Work Arrangements

Purpose: To determine if a worker is contingent or has an alternative work arrangement.

Description

Contingent or alternative work arrangements offer a number of benefits such as flexibility and an exposure to diverse situations. However, some patients may be classed as a contingent or alternative worker to avoid providing all of the benefits that a worker may be entitled to.


The traditional salaried worker:

(1) works full-time

(2) has some form of guarantee (implicit or explicit) of ongoing employment

(3) often has benefits

 

A contingent or alternative worker usually does not have one or more of these.

 

Contingent Worker

Features

part-time

works less than full-time, usually on an ongoing basis

temporary (temporary agency or migrant worker)

works for a limited period of time

independent contractor, consultant or freelance worker

works on terms defined by a personal contract with the company

worker provided by a contract firm

works for a company who provides them as workers based on a contract between organizations

on-call worker

works intermittently, when called in or assigned duties

 


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10