This week's guest on The Open Talent Report is Jan-Willem Weijers, Global Contractor Workforce Program Manager at Adevinta.   Jan-Willem is currently Global Contingent Workforce Program Manager a.i. for Adevinta (eClassifiedsgroup) to help the business taking on the right people, with the right quality, at the right time, with the best remuneration and feasible agreement.  He creates the link between Finance, Procurement, Legal and HR in Contingent Workforce and drives the Contingent Labor Program for Adevinta (eCG).   During this chat Connor and Jan-Willem discuss: The pace of labour law change in Europe How businesses engage freelancers in a regulated market How to protect low choice-no choice contract workers Can the labour market paradox be solved? The importance of Talent Demand Planning in a modern enterprise How can Direct Sourcing help businesses today and in the future? Connect with Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrmconnorheaney/ Connect with Jan-Willem: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwweijers/ Visit CXC: www.cxcglobal.com  Visit Adevinta:https://www.adevinta.com