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Leveraging the Power of your VMS: Evolving Best Practices in an Era of Change
July 20, 2022
- Modern Vendor Management Systems (VMS) have evolved well beyond vendor management
- Most users use only a fraction of their VMS capabilities
- This report outlines strategies to fully leverage your VMS, whether a new user, expanding, or seeking to switch vendors
Developments in Data Privacy: 2022 Global Update
July 18, 2022
- This annual update provides information about the latest developments globally in laws regulating the way personal data is processed
- In this update, we report on the agreement in principle between the EU and US on a Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework for protecting transfers of personal data... More
North America Temporary Worker Survey 2022: How to recruit temps: what temps want in agencies and how they find them, what recruiters can do better, most popular job boards
July 10, 2022
- 26-page aggregation of all temp survey recruiting data and advice
- Key tips on what temps want in agencies, recruiters, which job boards they use, advice on recruiting
- 4,000 temporary workers surveyed
The Future of Identity Verification in Contingent Work: Flipping the Paradigm
June 29, 2022
- Identify theft cases have doubled since the onset of the pandemic.
- Nearly two thirds (63%) falsely believe all background checks include identity verification, yet this isn’t so.
- Next-generation approaches profiled in the report hold the promise to overcome current shortcomings.
The Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Contingent Workforce: 2022 Update
June 29, 2022
- Significantly more programs now follow advanced DEI practices.
- Despite disruption caused by the pandemic, DEI holds its place in corporate priorities.
- New VMS-driven capabilities offer the potential of greatly accelerating adoption of DEI practices.
Platform Approach vs. Point: the Promise of End-to-End Solution Suites in Flexible Workforce Management
June 29, 2022
- The proliferation of point solutions has impacted productivity due to lack of integration.
- Many advanced programs seek next-generation VMS with seamless, end-to-end integration.
- The study draws from interviews with a dozen thought leaders and advanced practitioners.
North America Temporary Worker Survey 2022: Prevalence of remote work among temporary workers, how much they value it, and advice on how to make it better
June 28, 2022
- More than half of temps worked remotely in 2021
- Temps value remote work very highly, some even enough to take a pay cut
- Three ways to make temp remote work better for temps
North America Temporary Worker Survey 2022: Trends in temp use of talent platforms and work services platforms
June 24, 2022
- Temp use of online work platforms rebounded in 2021
- Use varies by temp skill set, wage, age
- Over 3,000 temps surveyed
North America Legal Update Q2 2022
June 23, 2022
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the US and Canada in Q2 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include US federal plans to raise the salary threshold for overtime; state-level laws on paid leave, pay transparency... More
Latin America Legal Update Q2 2022
June 17, 2022
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q2 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include a ban on the outsourcing of core activities in Peru and the first law to regulate platform work in Chile... More