Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  phenomenological(Adjective) Of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology. 2  phenomenological(Adjective) Using the method of phenomenology, by which the observer examines the data without trying to provide an explanation of them.
What do you do when you need a qualified person quickly for a short-term project? For many the obvious answer is to hire a contingent worker or temp from an agency. Others may hire directly - someone they or an employee knows - on contract. The person hired is considered self-employed, no taxes are withheld, no benefits apply. So far, so good.
OPM explains the hiring freeze. Human resources directors at the Post Office, the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence can exhale. The hiring freeze instituted by the Trump administration in a Jan. 23 presidential memorandum doesn't apply to them. The news is also good for the Department of Veterans Affairs.