Before the Deal: What to know about M&A this year
After a few years of robust deal-making activity, mergers and acquisitions in the staffing industry slowed last year as rising interest rates, cyclical headwinds and recessionary fears spurred valuation jitters. Now buyers and sellers alike are tentative. Concerns linger that the slowdown could cont
Features
A fix for staffing’s most pressing problem
The labor market may have cooled, but certain skills are in short supply. How training your contingent staff could close that gap.
Staffing 25: Mastering a region with wide-ranging complexities
These seasoned executives have guided their firms and the ecosystem through a complex Latin American labor landscape.
Staffing 100: Leading through headwinds
These staffing leaders deftly led the ecosystem through a year of mixed signals and tumult.
Online Showcase
Time in the Spotlight
Enterprise buyers taking a closer look at nearshoring, whose benefits include access to talent in close time zones and lower cost.
The Noncompete Saga
Earlier this month, the US Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban employers from requiring noncompete agreements in employment contracts. The proposal, which would apply to employees as well as independent contractors, is already raising concern in […]
Noncompetes Ban Could Damage Industry
SIA asked legal experts Lisa Ann Cooney and George Reardon to weigh in on the impact of the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule banning noncompete agreements. Lisa Ann Cooney is senior VP, general counsel and corporate secretary at Day & […]
Recent Columns
Keep your and the candidate’s motivation in mind when hiring
Seeking work that matters is not just for job seekers. It is an equally important filter for employers to leverage as they vet talent.
Hey, teach! Changing lives through staffing
It’s never too late to pursue your dreams. How a staffing firm helped a business professional fulfill a childhood dream to work with children.
Rising above your competition
Much like the “B” sides of vinyl records, good staffing partners complement their services with practices that elevate them above other providers.
A values-driven approach to talent engagement
In today’s job market, attracting and retaining top-tier talent requires more than traditional recruitment methods for staffing firms to be competitive.
The transformative power of a fractional hire
For a fraction of the week and cost, you can have the full knowledge of an experienced executive to help guide your firm.
The Staffing Stream
- We’re failing managers. Here’s how we can support them insteadby Sarah Danzl on March 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Managers are pivotal to organizational culture, performance improvement and employee engagement. Great managers consistently motivate teams to achieve goals and improve performance. Yet, not all […]
- Why you should double down on DE&Iby Cindy Pasky on March 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm
You may have read about this lately, but the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace seems to be losing traction with businesses, C-suites are removing the positions due to […]
- Choosing the right marketing agencyby Jay Mattern on March 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Choosing the right marketing agency can be the key to success for your staffing firm and brand. This decision requires a deep understanding of the market and a strategic approach. B2B agency services […]
- Staffing agencies must collaborate to strengthen cybersecurity within the industryby Peter Lincoln on March 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Cybersecurity has been a relevant issue for all industries for years and was recently reported to be the top global business risk for 2024. This data emphasizes that robust cybersecurity […]
Latest Research
- North America Internal Staff Survey 2024: Full Report
This report summarizes SIA’s tenth annual survey of the internal staff of North American staffing firms. This latest survey was conducted in late 2023 and implemented in conjunction with the […]
- North America Legal Update Q1 2024
In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q1 2024:Canada New administrative policy for determining province of […]
- Latin America Legal Update Q1 2024
In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q1 2024:Brazil Regulations provide clarity on pay […]
- How To Retain Internal Staff
What drives staff satisfaction? Staff repeatedly emphasize the importance of senior leadership. In multiple staff survey questions, from both the current and previous SIA surveys, respondents […]