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English term or phrase:
"mobile worker"
English answer:
a person who takes his laptop and the peripherals to the client's site
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Nov 5, 2009 11:27
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"mobile worker"
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In the context is : "A study on the future of work in the UK predicts the rise of the “mobile worker”.
Είναι καλύτερα "κινητός υπάλληλος" ή "μετακινούμενος υπάλληλος"?
Είναι καλύτερα "κινητός υπάλληλος" ή "μετακινούμενος υπάλληλος"?
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flexible worker | Rolf Keiser |
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a person who takes his laptop and the peripherals to the client's site
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A person who goes from job To Job
Up until the 70's people would stay in a job for 20 - 30 years and would not change jobs too much, In the 80's - 90's people started to change jobs every 5 - 9 years. With the current worker, they change jobs mostly in less than 5 years and are very mobile and will often change countries as well as jobs.
It is a growing trend where workers are more mobile than they used to be and don't mind having a go at other skills.. Not uncommon to see an Engineer working on a building site as a chippie, for instance.
There is also another form of mobile worker, and it is the worker who now works out of a van, like a mobile mechanic, or a mobile PC tech who comes to your home, and even mobile Hairdressing... huge in the 90's but this has been a decreasing trend in the 00"s. They seem to increase after an economy collapse..
It is a growing trend where workers are more mobile than they used to be and don't mind having a go at other skills.. Not uncommon to see an Engineer working on a building site as a chippie, for instance.
There is also another form of mobile worker, and it is the worker who now works out of a van, like a mobile mechanic, or a mobile PC tech who comes to your home, and even mobile Hairdressing... huge in the 90's but this has been a decreasing trend in the 00"s. They seem to increase after an economy collapse..
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workers who perform their work in multiple locations such as customer sites, etc. (see below)
Definition from:
http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/glossary_entry.php?term=Mobile Worke...
Workers who, “perform their work in multiple locations such as customer sites, company offices, their homes, vendor offices, planes, and hotels” (Richman, Noble, & Johnson, 2002, p. 9).
http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/glossary_entry.php?term=Mobile Worke...
Workers who, “perform their work in multiple locations such as customer sites, company offices, their homes, vendor offices, planes, and hotels” (Richman, Noble, & Johnson, 2002, p. 9).
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Veronika McLaren
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Charlesp
: upon re-reading it, I am not so sure. Could be referring to mobility, in the sense of moving around from job to job.
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agree |
Vilina Svetoslavova
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Reference:
flexible worker
without more context this can mean
a) a worker who can readily be transfered from one location (office,
site) to another or
b) a worker on the move together with his "mobile" office consisting of
any number of equipment from notebook (with access to internet,
intranet), printer, mobile phone etc. or
c) a combination of both
a) a worker who can readily be transfered from one location (office,
site) to another or
b) a worker on the move together with his "mobile" office consisting of
any number of equipment from notebook (with access to internet,
intranet), printer, mobile phone etc. or
c) a combination of both
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