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  • noun Plural form of freelancer.

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Examples

  • And I'd like to refer to the cut in freelancers 'pay three years ago as a case in point - it happened not because of "what the market will bear," but because the freelancers allowed themselves to be represented by the BSO's Players' Committee, which was clearly more disposed to the interests of the orchestra's regular players (although admittedly management wanted the cut, too).

    In the ballpark Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • Y’know, everybody’s financial circumstances are different, but I talked to several accountants (including one who specialized in freelancers, who I’ve ended up going with as my “main” accountant) while I was trying to figure out this whole writer thing, and what they all told me was that I didn’t need to file quarterly.

    Say Uncle (Sam) – A Cautionary Tale « 2009

  • In February the IRS launched a three-year program that will examine 6,000 companies to find permanent workers misclassified as freelancers in violation of the Tax Code.

    Hispanic Business Magazine 2010

  • Research by The Human Capital Institute indicates that one-third of the U.S. work force is now composed of non-traditional ȁC;contractȁD; workers, sometimes referred to as freelancers, free agents, contingent workers or temps.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2010

  • Research by The Human Capital Institute indicates that one-third of the U.S. work force is now composed of non-traditional "contract" workers, sometimes referred to as freelancers, free agents, contingent workers or temps.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2010

  • PeoplePerHour thinks that this is part of a shift in the way companies use freelancers, which is now core to their business plans, especially for small businesses that operate as

    British Blogs TechCrunch Europe 2010

  • In addition membership entitles freelancers to discounted business insurance and other privileged offers.

    YourSite.com 2009

  • In addition membership entitles freelancers to discounted business insurance and other privileged offers.

    YourSite.com 2009

  • My best advice to freelancers is to form a brainstorming / goal buddy group with a few colleagues.

    Bizzia 2009

  • The Internet and cheap digital technology have made it easy for the grassroots to participate in campaigns like freelancers, which is good for the health of participatory democracy and makes for a much livelier campaign, but also can pose these kinds of challenges for political parties, candidates and campaigns.

    Bill Hobbs 2008

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