Robert Balicki
Research Analyst
rbalickiSPAMFILTER@staffingindustry.com
Robert L. Balicki has authored reports on internal compensation at staffing firms as well as staffing buyer plans and practices. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, with a B.A. in statistics and mathematics.
Recent Articles
SI Report Webinar - May 2012
May 8, 2012
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- Staffing trends update
- 2012 internal employee comp estimator tool
- Online staffing - booming opportunity
2012 Internal Employee Compensation Estimator
May 8, 2012
- Detailed internal staff comp data
- Data from 7,700 individuals at 141 staffing firms
- Detail by job title, company size, experience, segment, metro
- Interactive tool available for immediate download
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey & 2006-2010 Cumulative Index
April 24, 2012
- 301-page aggregation of all previous buyer surveys
- Best practices, metrics, updated projections
- Trends in VMS, MSP, buyer management of staffing firms
- First-ever comp data for contingent managers
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Where do contingent workforce managers come from?
April 16, 2012
- Half of all CW managers said they have past experience in procurement, 43% in HR, 30% in staffing and 24% in IT.
- A quarter of buyers said that they had been a temporary worker and 7% an independent contractor.
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Does using contingent labor save money, and if so how much?
April 12, 2012
- Median reported savings from contingent labor: 13%
- All categories of buyer report median and average savings
- Median hard savings target: 8%
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Contingent worker assignment limits
March 26, 2012
- Over three quarters of respondents with assignment limits said legal/co-employment risks were their reason for having assignment limits
- Labor lawyers have said that assignment limits provide little protection against co-employment risks
- Over one third of buyers have no assignment limits. Among... More
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Compensation of contingent workforce managers
March 23, 2012
- Median salaries, bonuses, total compensation and size of raises for contingent workforce managers by various categories, including industry, primary skill purchased, management level
- More detail on how bonuses are determined
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Where do buyers get their non-agency contingents?
March 23, 2012
- Only about half of non-agency contingents are sourced directly by those applying for contingent positions, with the remaining contingents sourced from former full-time workers, temps and full-time job applicants
- Larger buyers hire greater proportions of their non-agency contingents from the ranks... More
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Vendor bidding models and staffing agency rate structures
March 9, 2012
- Use of "primaries" vendor bidding models has increased sharply since 2007
- Nearly two thirds of buyers cap bill rates
- Large buyers are more likely to use open bidding models than small buyers
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Which buyers require suppliers to use E-Verify?
February 28, 2012
- Only a minority of buyers reported requiring staffing firms to verify the employment eligibility of temps using E-Verify.
- However, buyers of industrial/logistics/transportation staffing bucked that trend, with over three-quarters requiring use.