The rise of the contingent workforce worldwide and global mobility are among eight major global employment trends highlighted by employment law firm Littler Mendelson that international companies will face in 2012 and beyond.

Littler’s full list with descriptions can be found here.

Trends on the list include:

1. Dangerous workplaces
2. Social media and global privacy
3. Whistleblowing and overcoming corruption are a business priority
4. The new face of discrimination
5. Third-party funding of litigation
6. Global mobility
7. Rise of the contingent workforce worldwide
8. Global arbitration and the rise of soft law