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Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey 2016: Satisfaction with staffing supplier/VMS/MSP and advice to staffing firms
15 March 2017
- Buyers give net promoter scores of -14%, -12% and -8% to their primary staffing supplier, VMS and MSP, respectively
- Trends in the net promoter score over the past few years range from mixed to declining.
- Cost, quality, efficiency and risk were all broadly rated as at least moderately important... More
Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey 2016 - Strategies to mitigate contingent workforce legal risk
12 March 2017
- Three most used strategies: carrying out due diligence on suppliers’ levels of compliance, obtaining indemnities from suppliers, and limiting assignment lengths
- Companies that use VMS more likely to pursue obtaining indemnities from suppliers
Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey 2016 - Performance rating of contingent workforce program
10 March 2017
- 78% of respondents rated the performance of their contingent workforce program as excellent, above average, or average
- Companies using a VMS were more likely to rate their program as above average or excellent
Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey - Top priorities for CW programs
9 March 2017
- The most commonly selected top priorities for contingent workforce programs were global integration, reducing/controlling costs, and providing excellent customer service
- Buyers of commercial staffing were more likely than buyers of professional staffing to select reducing/controlling costs
Workforce Solutions Webinar – The Bleeding Edge: Gig Economy to AI – What's Next? - March 9, 2017
9 March 2017
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- Discover the uses and drivers for artificial intelligence in the gig-economy
- Duration approximately 1 hour
Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey - MSP and VMS Cost Savings
7 March 2017
- 89% of buyer organizations reported at least some savings from using an MSP
- 79% of buyer organizations indicated at least some savings from using a VMS
- This report provides further detail based on company size, industry and primary skill set purchased
WF Solutions Buyers Survey 2016: Trends in supplier management strategies
6 March 2017
- Using a VMS ranked as the most common supplier management strategy among choices given, with 68% of companies using the strategy
- However, the percent of companies using VMS and MSP appears to be plateauing after years of substantial increases
- The most popular strategy to explore within two years... More
Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey - Internal Resources Dedicated to CW Management
2 March 2017
- The median contingent workforce (CW) management team size was 4 FTE in our survey
- CW management team sizes varied based on organization size and CW spend
- Two thirds of survey respondents reported spending half or more of their time on CW management, an indication of the professional nature of... More
European Listed Staffing Firms
28 February 2017
- Discover how listed staffing firms performed in 4Q15.
- Find out about activity levels and how turnover and net income have evolved.
- See how the largest staffing firms fared.
European Listed Staffing Firms 1Q16 Financial Results
23 February 2017
- Discover how listed staffing firms performed in 1Q16.
- Find out about activity levels and how turnover and net income have evolved.
- See how the largest staffing firms fared.