M.P.H.M GUNAWARDANA The Gig Economy’s Impact on SHRM: Creating Sustainable Workforces in an Era of Freelance and Contract Work The gig economy has basically changed how companies handle talent b ecause of its short term, flexible labor arrangements. Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) needs to change prosperously manage independent contractors, freelancers, and other non- traditional workers in this new environment while maintaining organizational viability and success. SHRM must address four major concerns . To develop sustainable workforces in the gig economy 1. Redefining Talent Strategy: Integrating Gig Workers into Long-Term Workforce Plans In the gig economy, business es are increasingly depend on freelancers and contract workers to meet changing demand and fill skill differences. Common SHRM models focused highly on permanent employment, but companies must...