Don’t Ask
Pre-job-offer criminal history queries banned for US government contractors
As a condition of either contract award or receiving payment on a contract, US government contractors may not request job applicants on the contract to disclose their criminal history information prior to the contractor’s extending a conditional offer of employment. This restriction applies to criminal background requests made either verbally or in writing.
Source: “Legal Calendar 2022: Americas”
Powerful Trend
Shift to remote work not likely to reverse post-pandemic.
The shift to remote work is a powerful secular trend supporting continued expansion of the talent platform workforce. Talent platforms were well positioned to capitalize on this change as, even before the pandemic, about 80% of work derived from talent platforms was completed remotely. According to Gartner, more than half (51%) of knowledge workers worldwide are working remotely today, up from 27% in 2019 — and that share will expand to 53% by 2025.
Source: “The Talent Platform Workforce”
