Ken Phillips notes the importance of independent contractors:
Yes, the new French government decided that economic revival requires French entrepreneurs who sell their businesses to give 60 per cent of the sale price to the government. This, along with related ‘initiatives’, stirred an online viral movement called ‘Les Pigeons’. If you read French, here’s their site. But wait. The pigeons have won. The government has backed off. Power to the pigeons!! Read all about it here.
It was a pretty dumb French idea. Look, for example, at this new Australian research on how productive we pigeons (oops, sorry! self-employed entrepreneurs) really are.
The Monash University research sponsored by Entity Solutions looks at the attitudes and performance of white-collar independent contractors. (They call them IPros) The report says that:
Here’s a summary of the report.“The survey debunks the myth that IPros are less committed to their work than permanent employees… One of the biggest differences between a permanent employee and an IPro appears to be that IPros are results-driven from day one. They recognise the value of time and deliver accordingly.”
So it seems, more power to the pigeons! We’re hugely important to economies because we’re productive. And there’s lots of us—just like pigeons!
Ken Phillips is the Executive Director of the Independent Contractors Association.
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