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Legal Calendar 2019: Americas

January 22, 2019

  • This report highlights the legal changes and developments expected to impact the workforce environment in 2019 in Canada, the US and Latin America.
  • Employers in federally-regulated workplaces in Canada will be affected by changes to Canada’s Labour Code; while recruitment agencies in Quebec... More

North America Legal Update Q4 2018

January 11, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q4 2018:
  • Canada: Bill C-86 introduces reforms to labour standards for federally-regulated employers and temporary work agencies; Federal employers required to establish... More

Latin America Legal Update Q4 2018

January 10, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q4 2018:
  •  Colombia: Companies to be responsible for social security payments for contractors
  • Mexico: New minimum wages effective January 1, 2019; Proposal... More

Global Compliance Trends for 2019

December 14, 2018

  • During 2018, there were significant developments in relation to laws on data protection, the classification of self-employed independent contractors, equality and family-friendly policies across the world.
  • These trends continue into 2019, but there will also be an emphasis on equality, family-friendly... More

Internal Program Management

December 14, 2018

  • Should you manage your CW program internally or use an MSP.
  • There are many evolving models to be considered.
  • This report discusses your options as well as how industry leaders determine which model is appropriate for their companies.

Workforce Solutions Webinar – The Year in Review, Lessons Learned in 2018

December 6, 2018

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Learn what it takes to build a solid support infrastructure for your Contingent Workforce program
  • Duration approximately 1 hour

Recent Developments in the Joint Employer Standard

December 6, 2018

  • In this report, we explore developments in the standard for joint employment under the FLSA and NLRA and proposals to clarify the standard at federal level.

Global MSP Governance Structure

November 30, 2018

  • Introduction
  • Governance Overview 
  • Definitions

CWS Council Early Payment Terms Model 2018

November 26, 2018

CWS Council members can use this tool to negotiate with their internal finance to negate the extended payment terms argument


VMS Market Developments Part 2: Market Size and Growth

November 12, 2018

  • We estimate $154 billion of spend on contingent workers passed through a VMS
  • Double-digit growth in VMS spend across all three major regions, Americas, EMEA, APAC
  • Largest providers of 2017 include Beeline, Coupa's DCR Workforce and SAP Fieldglass