Freelancers engineer a brighter future for Britain - Attention: Student members graduating this year

摘要

With cuts, cuts and more cuts headlining the parliamentary agenda and the promise of an abstemious few years ahead in a bid for recovery, we will see major changes in the make up of the workforce, the way businesses will run and how individuals will work and choose to work. For businesses, periods of recession bring times of intense change and one thing that is certain is that the legacy of the credit crunch will undoubtedly have significant implications on the shape of working Britain over the next ten years. John Brazier is managing director of PCG, which represents the UK's freelancers. He believes that one of the biggest challenges for businesses will be how to build, retain and get the best from knowledge and experience in the workplace while finances are being squeezed.