April 30, 2014
Benchmarking is an important way to know if your contingent workforce program is on the right track, but it only helps if you are tracking the right metrics.
Make Your Program Competitive. Use Appropriate Benchmarks.
30 April 2014
How do you know if your contingent workforce program is being managed as adeptly as others in the marketplace? More important, how do you know if your organization is leveraging contingent workers as competitively as others in your industry?
Avoid Workplace Fatalities. Keep Your Temps Safe.
30 April 2014
The number of temporary workers who died from workplace injuries rose in 2012, according to revised numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics last week. Workplace fatalities are a concern for everyone, and staffing buyers are often fined when such incidents occur.
REC to EU Parliament: Get Europe Back to Work
30 April 2014
Ahead of next month’s European Parliamentary elections, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the professional body for the U.K.’s recruitment industry, sent a policy briefing to the 59 U.K. members of the European Parliament seeking re-election explaining the important role recruiters... More
Buyers Behind Curve: ACA Will Cost You More Than You Think
30 April 2014
How much your providers’ compliance with the Affordable Care Act will affect your hourly bill rates may be almost double what you are estimating, writes Global Editorial Director Subadhra R. Sriram in The Contingent Blog.
Calif. Advances Bill to Increase Buyers’ Liability, Bad for Business
30 April 2014
A proposed California law that would impose joint liability on staffing buyers for such things as wages, employment taxes and workers’ comp was passed by the state’s Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in a 5-2 vote on April 24.
Program Resistance Costs $, Time and Increases Your Risk
30 April 2014
When managers and/or suppliers fill roles outside of the program — wittingly or not — it can be costlier than just increased bill rates. Maria Khan, a program manager for Hess Corp., explains how in Staffing Industry Review magazine.
SIA Research: Buyers Survey Initial Insights
30 April 2014
Each year, Staffing Industry Analysts surveys large companies (those with 1,000 or more global employees) about their contingent workforce usage and plans. As the analysis of the responses from the 174 companies in this year’s survey continues, our analysts have published their initial insights, available... More