This article is not intended as legal advice. Managers and owners should consult legal counsel for advice on specific situations.
Eliminating risk in business is impossible, but there are steps companies can take to mitigate it. Today, the staffing industry faces many legal and regulatory challenges, with courts and […]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has grabbed much of staffing executives’ attention. Figuring out financial liabilities implications while trying to be compliant is keeping folks busy. But there’s another development that needs the industry’s attention — a cyclical “hardening” of the workers’ compensation insurance market.
Its effects […]
In the post-Great Recession world, staffing is increasingly being driven by demands for speed, customization and expertise. Companies can no longer rely solely on strong relationships and hard work to be successful. Smart leaders keep looking for ways to gain […]
With an estimated $100 billion in contingent labor spend being managed globally through managed service and vendor management programs, the model is not likely to go away anytime soon. Despite the criticisms and often prevailing negative attitudes to these programs, […]
My schooling as a contingent employee began when I was hired away from a large database company by a vendor after a decade in corporate marketing. My first client was a lead generation firm to which I had outsourced part of our telemarketing organization. I argued for this measure as a means to leverage […]
Innovation … Where?
It’s no secret that staffing models are evolving. There is already a broad range of mature “work arrangement intermediation” models today (recruiting firms, temporary staffing agencies, PEOs, outsourcers, etc.) as well as a growing number of businesses that are pursuing innovative models. A young company, Rev, commercially launched in […]
Question: What do you think are the long-term prospects for office/clerical staffing?
Answer: That’s a tough segment. It has the lowest historical growth rate among all temporary staffing segments; compound annualized growth over the last 10 years has been dead zero, and adjusted for inflation it actually declined 1.9 […]
Buyers and suppliers alike often feel they are on completely different planets, with signals getting crossed as they communicate across what feels like vast distances. We buyers often hear that our suppliers are frustrated in their […]
