Connecting freelancers for a better work-life balance
Author | Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) |
Pages | 44-45 |
SOCIAL INNOVATION: INSPIRATIONAL PRACTICES
SUPPORTING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES
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© Create Responsible
The different areas of Create Responsible’s activities
Problem addressed
Individuals in the cultural sector are more likely to be
self-employed or to be working in temporary employment.
Across the EU, the proportion of people who were self-
employed in the creative industry was more than double the
average observed for the whole economy in 2018 – 33%
and 14%, respectively. Freelancing and job flexibility are more
common in the creative sector but may result in job insecurity
and considerable variations in income over time. To avoid
this, freelancers need to rely on strong professional networks
to find and retain employment. However, initiatives that help
freelancers in specific sectors develop such networks and
strengthen their entrepreneurial skills are limited.
Innovative solution
Create Responsible is the first e-cooperative in Slovenia to
use a digital platform to support, connect and empower
freelancers, part-time workers and the unemployed,
particularly those in the creative sector, such as designers
and artists. The core function of the platform is to create
an online space where these workers can connect with
industry professionals and with each other. Through this
online space, Create Responsible aims to help creative
workers to create a sustainable and stable workflow,
which improves the predictability of work, therefore
creating a better work-life balance. The platform is also
used to provide support and training, giving individuals the
opportunity to continue adapting their skills and remain
competitive within their markets.
Following the success of this initiative, Create Responsible
opened a ‘Buy Responsible’ physical store. This is the
first store that connects socially conscious producers in
Slovenia. The store also offers a testing ground for new
businesses that are not yet sure whether their product is
market-ready, building skills that may support innovative
and entrepreneurial ideas that counter new forms of self-
employment based on precariousness.
Connecting freelancers for a better
work-life balance
Create Responsible
Slovenia
Create
Responsible
Artificial
Intelligence
Social economy
of Slovenia
Cooperative
“Responsible
Creators”
Blockchain
Sustainable
Development Goals
Precarious
freelance workers
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