Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law two bills that affect staffing employers.
No more silence. Inslee on March 24 signed into law the Silenced No More Act, which prohibits agreements containing nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions that prevent an employee or independent contractor from discussing certain violations of law, including illegal acts of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, […]
We are proud to present our second annual SIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Influencers — US and Canada list. The 2022 class comprises 47 honorees who hail from all corners of the workforce solutions ecosystem — staffing suppliers, enterprise buyers and end users of contingent labor, vendors and more. Many of these professionals dedicated much […]
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 […]
As the staffing market rebounds with some segments on a tear, industry leaders have had to contend with severe talent shortages exacerbated by developments like the Great Resignation and the Great Reshuffle. The world of work has undergone a dramatic shift with people across skill sets and levels questioning why and how they want to […]
Introducing the leaders who have guided their firms through tumultuous times. From having to overhaul business models to comply with a nation’s elimination of traditional staffing to continuing to face the headwinds of the pandemic, these executives, listed alphabetically, have kept their organizations in competitive shape.
Find their profiles online.
Some common payroll issues staffing firms face and how to deal with them.
Payroll taxes are often complicated for companies with stable and settled workforces; staffing companies have all of the same issues as traditional employers, but with higher volumes and additional technical issues. While there are no easy solutions, below are some issues to be […]
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 its GDP by 2025 with the advancement […]
Women fare better at commercial firms
The representation of women at the executive and board level is modestly higher at commercial staffing firms than at IT and healthcare staffing firms; women also comprise a greater share of internal staff at commercial staffing firms. SIA defines commercial staffing firms as those that supply office/clerical and light industrial […]
The US Department of Labor on Sept. 15 announced an annual update to the minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts per Executive Order 13658.
Executive Order 13658, signed by President Obama in 2014, established a minimum wage rate for certain federal contractors that is adjusted annually based on inflation. […]
English-speaking countries dominate the least-complex market list.
Five European countries rank among the 10 least-complex staffing markets globally, according to analysis of 60 international markets’ merits and how complex setting up a contingent workforce programme in them is. The Netherlands and the UK tied with Australia as the least-complex markets in SIA’s 2021 rankings. Switzerland tied […]
