The gig economy. Many of us have read about it and some of us have worked alongside professional contractors on our teams. However, very few understand what the gig economy is about. The most important question of all, “Is it a fad or is it here to stay?” what is the gig economy? The blowup of the gig economy very well coincides with...

In October last year, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the gig economy had been identified as a new source of economic growth and would be made part of the 12th Malaysia Plan. The word “gig” used to be associated with musicians or performing artistes hired to play for specific events or short-term engagements. But this buzzword ha...