Apprentices | Board members |
Consultants | Contractor workers |
Contractors from third-party providers | Employees |
Employees of outsource partners exclusively assigned to your organization | Executives |
Freelancers | Interns |
Seasonal workers | Temporary workers |
Trainees |
What is a Workforce?
A workforce is the pool of workers who contribute labor to an organization. This is an expansive term that reflects the realities of modern organizations that may have employees working alongside a variety of consultants, freelancers and other types of workers such as interns.Definition of WorkforceThe total pool of people who contribute work under the direction of an organization.
A workforce can include the employees of other firms such as contractors who are under your direction for a project or ongoing business process. This is an important concept because many organizational functions will apply to anyone who is doing work for your organization. For example, workplace health and safety applies to anyone working at a particular site on your behalf.
