Craig Johnson
Senior Editorial Director
Craig Johnson is Senior Editor Director of Staffing Industry Review and Staffing Industry Analysts Daily News. Johnson joined Staffing Industry Analysts in 2006. He has more than 17 years of experience as a journalist.
Craig Johnson's Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0 articles
Recent Articles
Apple ends third-party recruitment fees at foreign factories
24 February 2015
Apple Inc. announced it will no longer allow foreign contract workers at suppliers’ factories abroad to be charged recruitment fees.
Politician raises concerns over power utility’s use of H-1B visas
11 February 2015
Last week, a California lawmaker lashed out at Southern California Edison over its plan to use H-1B visa workers through outsourcing firms, saying emerging accounts of the company’s plans raise questions about whether the H-1B visa program was misused.
IC misclassifications result in hundreds of thousands in back wages
4 February 2015
Continuing its focus on independent contractor misclassification, the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced several companies are being required to pay hundreds of thousands in back pay for IC misclassification and overtime violations.
Expect your time-to-fill rates to increase
28 January 2015
It may start to take longer to fill your job reqs, according to recent studies. But don't pin all the blame on your providers.
Total talent management: Barely out of the swamp
21 January 2015
The concept of “total talent management,” which seeks to integrate all aspects of workforce management and provide better insight into both workforces, has a ways to go.
Don’t fight it: Keeping temps engaged pays off
7 January 2015
In a candidate-centric market, engaging contingent workers can bring benefits. There is no need for total isolation, a relic of the Dark Ages.
Apple, port firm hit by temp worker wage-and-hour suits
23 December 2014
Staffing buyers and their providers face more class action wage-and-hour lawsuits with two new lawsuits filed this month.
Stay Alert: M&A staffing deals have good, bad implications for you
16 December 2014
Mergers and acquisitions among staffing suppliers can affect their clients, and there have been quite a few such deals as of late.
Executive order on immigration could be good news for CW managers
3 December 2014
President Obama’s executive order on immigration won’t change H1-B visa numbers, but could signal good news for contingent workforce managers in other ways.
Zoom! Staffing Firm Growth Stories
21 November 2014
What does it take to maintain strong growth over the years? What are the stories behind these impressive numbers? Three of the fastest-growing staffing firms share their secrets.