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From VMS to What’s Next: How the VMS Evolution Will Shape Extended Workforce Management

August 10, 2021

The VMS market is shifting, are you ready for the next evolution? Providers are transitioning from the classic “VMS” to new names like; “Extended Workforce Platform” or “Non-Employee Management System.” In this webinar find out what’s changing and why.


Workforce Solutions Webinar – SIA Research: Insights & Best Practices to Deliver Direct Sourcing

July 23, 2021

Direct sourcing is the #1 topic and trend in contingent staffing. Yet there may be more myths and misconceptions than best practices and success stories. That’s why Raise Recruiting & LiveHire commissioned SIA to produce a comprehensive research report that will help contingent leaders navigate... More


RPO Global Landscape 2021

July 21, 2021

  • The RPO market declined in 2020 with recovery underway in 2021
  • 22 RPO firms featured in the report
  • Providers report a strong pipeline and have launched new solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wages and Inflation 2021

July 20, 2021

  • Understand what people are being paid
  • The level of inflation around the world
  • Plus our forecasts from 2021

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2021: Full Report

July 18, 2021

  • Over 2,000 temps from 21 firms surveyed
  • Temp preferences, plans, opinions, choices
  • 257 page report accumulates all previous temp surveys

Latin America Legal Update Q2 2021

July 16, 2021

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q2 2021
  • Essential updates on new and proposed legislation and case law for suppliers and buyers of workforce solutions operating in Mexico and Brazil
  • Important... More

North America Legal Update Q2 2021

July 7, 2021

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q2 2021
  • Essential updates on Federal and State legislation for suppliers and buyers of workforce solutions
  • Important legal developments this quarter include updates to OSHA employers’... More

Achieving Excellence in Direct Sourcing for the Contingent Workforce

June 28, 2021

  • SIA researched emerging practices in direct sourcing
  • Adoption expected to accelerate over the next two years
  • 158 organizations surveyed; 20,000 contingent hires analyzed

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Contingent Workforce

June 24, 2021

  • One of the most enduring legacies of the past year is the renewed focus on social issues, inequality and injustices which both the health crisis and economic downturn only served to exacerbate. While widespread protests against racism prompted countless organizations to make public commitments... More

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2021: Temporary workers plans and preferences for types of work

June 20, 2021

  • Temp preferences for type of work provider vary sharply by occupation, wage, and age
  • Types of work, preferred hours, plans for future
  • 1,700 temps surveyed