Types of employees in IHRM

This guide divides workers into two broad categories: “employees” and “contingent workers” and lists their subcategories (e.g., full- and part-time for employees and independent contractors or freelancers for contingent workers), which laws, if any, apply, and how to classify each worker group.

Instead, I’m referring to the three different types of employees as identified by the Gallup organization: engaged, not engaged, and actively disengaged . The categories are fairly self-explanatory.

Types of employees

Before hiring a new team member, it’s important to understand your options in regard to different types of workers. Learn the main differences between full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary employees .