Indemnification clauses, also known as hold harmless clauses, are often demanded by customers as part of their standard agreements with staffing providers. But frequently, neither party really understands their implications.
Indemnification means one party assumes liability for a situation (even when the responsibility is not theirs), relieving the other party […]
Any company that is planning on hiring sales talent in the short term has an awesome opportunity to shape the future of the company. However, evaluating someone’s past performance from a quantifiable perspective is not the litmus test in determining if they are a good fit for your […]
With the economy slowly improving, more and more organizations are hiring temporary workers and opting to employ staff on a contingent basis. Although temp workers have a different employment status than full-time employees, they both share a need to be engaged and recognized.
Actively engaged workers benefit your […]
In June 1992 when the first Staffing Industry Executive Forum launched, I was fresh out of business school and newly placed at Adia Services as head of strategic planning. The “staffing industry” was newly named in the process of transitioning from something based on absence […]
It’s a perennial concern. Costs. Good times or bad, staffing firms have to watch their purse strings. Of course, it’s a lot easier when the economy is booming and businesses have the money to expand. There is wiggle room and cutting costs is not the top priority. Today, however, as the […]
Change is in the air. For an industry that’s already evolved significantly from the “Kelly Girl” days, the future promises more change to come. So what’s in store?
For starters, we’ll see more projects being crowdsourced, more hiring in the cloud, more use of technology, more independent […]
It’s a status that many covet. But not all companies can be a best place to work for. And that’s Chester Elton’s shtick. He helps businesses create a workplace where people are proud to show up every day. Google, Zappos.com and Boston Consulting Group are the poster children […]
For the average staffing executive, identifying promising metropolitan markets for potential expansion can feel like throwing darts at a map of the U.S. — blindfolded. Except in addition to choosing a location, he or she must also identify an industry segment, which would be like throwing labeled darts at […]
