True. But this time around it's the contractor headcount that is being frozen too. I employ a mixed team of contractors and permies and all are frozen. In fact I'd say the contractors are certainly more at risk than the permies right now because the costs of releasing them are lower (just a 28 day break clause and no redundancy to pay). Some companies are also enforcing a contactor furlow (non paid holiday) for several weeks before the end of the year, and mid contract rate cuts are also quite common in some companies right now.
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