Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list
Gender inequality is a pressing moral and social issue. Further, the world is facing a critical challenge to improve parity between men and women. This challenge also presents an economic opportunity: A McKinsey Global Institute report found that the global economy could see a $12 trillion boost to
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2021 Staffing 100 Europe
There has never been a more turbulent time in the world of work than today. Last year saw some firms go out of business, many companies had to trim their workforces and still others hung on — barely. But the […]
DE&I Influencers — US and Canada
SIA introduces the 2021 DE&I Influencers list — 50 professionals in our workforce solutions ecosystem who have been making great strides in varied ways to move the diversity mission forward. Many do not hold dedicated diversity roles at their companies […]
Beyond Ownership
As the interest in everything diversity-related grows, buyers of contingent labor and other solutions are looking closely at diversity-owned staffing firms. But that’s not all; client companies are looking to take things to the next level within their workforces.
Spend on […]
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Keeping Them Honest
Making sure workers have the right skills to do the job has always been important, but Covid-19 hasn’t made the process any easier. Hiring remotely and then needing to bring on board numerous employees has complicated matters further.
One firm aiming […]
After the Mandate
Right now, it’s a wait-and-see for the exact wording in an emergency temporary standard from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration regarding President Joe Biden’s proposed workplace Covid-19 vaccination mandate.
Official wording has not yet arrived, though OSHA has reportedly […]
Tested by Covid-19
Even before Covid-19, America faced a shortage of physicians and nurses. The pandemic further challenged our industry to innovate and embrace a change management mindset. Like other companies, healthcare staffing companies faced a dramatic choice: quickly adapt to the upended […]
Recent Columns
View from Boardroom: It’s Now
It’s time to retire the phrase the future of work; that future is today’s now of work. Business leaders need to pay attention. It’s long been said that the best way to predict the future is to create it. That’s exactly what’s playing out today as many businesses adjust — sometimes scramble — to meet the new realities of a world still recovering from Covid. What only months ago seemed futuristic — work-from-home for more […]
Research Report: The Broken Rung
Recently published findings from the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report estimate that […]
Buyer Reality: The 5 W’s
The problem: Inability to provide a sustainable talent stream to meet your buyer’s needs.
Solution: Focus […]
Benefit of Counsel: Keeping It Just
Since this issue focuses on women in the industry, it’s fitting to ask: How has […]
The Buzz: Truly Blue
The global pandemic and resulting restrictions have radically changed consumers’ habits, with online shopping becoming […]
The New Customer: A Targeted Approach
Systemic racial issues that have persisted for generations have led to Black STEM workers being […]
The Staffing Stream
- The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Decision-Makingby Sandra Hokansson on December 6, 2021 at 1:00 pm
So many factors come together in the decision-making process by all leaders. Are you aware that some of our habitual ways of thinking may be inaccurate or have a negative bias? These faulty […]
- Creative Talent Attraction Strategies Vital Amid Skills Shortageby Ann Swain on December 6, 2021 at 9:00 am
With widespread reports of skills shortages across the UK it is no wonder that demand for candidates is booming. The professional recruitment market in particular continues to perform exceptionally […]
- Five Fantastic Tech Tools for Workplace Productivityby Sophie Jones on December 3, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Workplace productivity is limited in many ways by the number of productivity tools used by the teams under your control. In this regard, the more useful the tools, the greater the productivity of the […]
- Strategies for Managing Upwardsby Martin Moore on December 2, 2021 at 1:00 pm
We hear a lot about how to manage those below you, but how do you successfully manage your boss? You don’t want to be labeled as a suck-up, but you still need to be able to effectively optimize […]
Latest Research
- North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Frequency of pay and methods of pay for internal staff and temporary workers
Key Findings: Internal staff pay frequency. The most common pay frequency for internal staff is every two weeks (64%) and the second most common is weekly (31%). Internal staff pay methods. […]
- Sizing the Global IT Staffing Market
Temporary IT staffing was a $64 billion market worldwide in 2020, having contracted by 9% y/y due to headwinds deriving from the pandemic. IT makes up 37% of the global professional staffing […]
- December 2021 US Jobs Report
Event: In today’s monthly jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), total nonfarm employment rose by 210,000 in November on a seasonally adjusted basis; temporary help services […]
- SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator - December 3, 2021
Staffing hours continue to show evidence of seasonal ramp in demand Week ending November 27, 2021 Indexed Value Y/Y W/W US Staffing 108 +15% -4.0% Commercial […]