CWS Council

About the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council

  1. Who are current Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council members?   
  2. What is the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council?   
  3. Who should join the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council?   
  4. Why you should join the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council?   
  5. What is included in Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council membership?   
  6. How do I sign-up for the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council?

1. Who are current Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council members?

(Partial list)

3M
Abbott Laboratories
Apple Inc.
AstraZeneca
AT&T
Autodesk Inc.
Bank of America
Bayer
BHP Billiton
Bonneville Power Administration
Capgemini SA
Cisco Systems Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
ConocoPhillips
Corning Inc.
CVS Caremark
Dell Computer
DHL
Eli Lilly
Fiserv Inc.
Freescale Semiconductor
GlaxoSmithKline
Halliburton
Hess Corp.
Hewlett-Packard
IBM Corp.
IHS
Intellectual Ventures
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Permanente
McDonald's Corp.
McAfee Inc.
Merck & Co. Inc.
Microsoft
Monsanto Company
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Nike
PNC Financial Services Group
Principal Financial Group
Qualcomm
RIM
Shell
Siemens Shared Services
Southwest Airlines
State Street Corp.
Thomson Reuters
UPS
Virginia Information Technologies Agency

2. What is the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council?

CWS Council is a subscription to business intelligence, expertise, and data delivered by Staffing Industry Analysts, the trusted source for independent, objective intellectual capital focused on contingent workforce management.

3. Who should join the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council?

CWS Council membership is designed exclusively for executives who have responsibilities related to their company's use of contingent/contractor/temporary workers and related solutions (such as VMS or MSPs). Typically, Council members are Supply Management/Procurement or Human Resource, or IT professionals.

The CWS Council is intended for companies involved in the use of contingent/contract/temporary workers and related services. Staffing firms or professional services firms with a substantial business focus in staffing, VMS, MSP, RPO, independent contractor compliance, HRO or related services are not eligible for membership in the CWS Council.  SIA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to determine eligibility for council membership and to remove companies and/or individuals from participation and membership in the CWS Council.

4. Why you should join the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council?

It's about getting results and helping you optimize your investment in your contingent workforce program. We will equip you with the right tools -- best practices, benchmarking data, market analysis -- to help you:

  • Save money    
  • Reduce risk    
  • Get better talent    
  • Drive staffing agency performance

5. What is included in Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council membership?

LIBRARY OF PROPRIETARY RESEARCH, DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS

As a member of the CWS Council, you will have access to tools and solutions to help you solve your most vexing contingent workforce related problems. Your CWS Council membership will help you stay informed and networked in the global contingent workforce management marketplace.

ANALYST SUPPORT

  • Member Queries: Subject matter experts are only a phone call or an email away.    
  • On-Call Reports: CWS Council members may request a custom On-Call report, which rely primarily on publicly available data and requiring minimal primary research and typically require one to three days of full-time Staffing Industry Analysts analyst efforts.

BILL AND PAY RATE DATA

nextSource PeopleTicker: CWS Council members receive access to real-time pay and bill rate data by job description and geography. The number of job searches is dependent on membership level. This data is ideal for benchmarking selected contingent worker pay and bill rates.

PEER NETWORKING

  • Monthly Member Conference Calls    
  • Aided Peer-to-peer Calls    
  • Private Online Peer Community    
  • Member Site Visits    
  • Annual Member Meeting: Held in conjunction with the national conference, Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Summit.
  • CWS Council Members receive complimentary passes (based on membership level) to the Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit November 3-4 for unmatched networking with peers and colleagues in contingent workforce management.

6. How do I join the CWS Council?

Email us about your specific situation and needs!

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