One flexibility,
two perspectives

"Because ultimately – whether at a polar expedition or at work – it's not just about reaching the goal. It's about not losing yourself along the way."

"The key to success is matching the employment model to the specifics of the business. Different forms of cooperation should be clearly and transparently defined – taking into account the rights and obligations of both parties."

"GIGbarometer 2026 marks a turning point: the market is leaving the adoption phase and entering the contractual phase – from flexibility as a choice to flexibility as a service."

"The key challenge for 2026 is to design cooperation models that protect companies while allowing GIG Professionals to retain genuine autonomy and the economic rationale for this form of work."

"The era of cheap flexibility is coming to an end in this market. Especially for companies that want to retain access to the best people."

"These data show no mass retreat from flexibility – rather a shift: some relationships will be better described and developed, some transferred or transformed into employment contracts, and some maintained under more careful standards."

"The GIG economy is inevitable. But the teams that will win are those able to effectively harness the full value of a hybrid organisation."

"The GIG model is entering a phase of maturity in which flexibility alone is no longer enough. The most enduring B2B relationships are no longer built solely on contracts, but on understanding why the collaboration exists and what results it should bring to both sides."

"Flexibility cannot be reversed. But one can learn to engage with it safely – to design the conscious coexistence of two worlds of work within a single organisation, rather than reducing them to a common denominator."