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Online Staffing on the Global Stage
30 January 2013
Online staffing platforms continue to gain traction as a source for contingent workers not just for companies based in the United States, but for those around the world as well.
Apple Suppliers Reimburse Foreign Contingents’ Excess Recruiting Fees
30 January 2013
Apple Inc. required suppliers to reimburse $6.4 million in excess recruiter fees to contract workers at foreign operations in 2012. The computer maker also turned in a labor agency in China that had knowingly supplied underage workers to a factory.
The Rise of the Integrated Workforce
30 January 2013
Tom Tisdale, senior vice president of sales at Peoplefluent, makes a case for companies to have an integrated labor pool on The Staffing Stream. Read more here.
Senators Craft Bill to Raise H1-B Limits
30 January 2013
Four senators, led by Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), have drafted a bill that would greatly increase the number of H-1B temporary visas granted each year, and would free up green cards so more of those immigrants could settle in the United States and eventually become citizens, The New York Times ... More
SIA Research: CWS Council Q&A
30 January 2013
What were the burning topics on the minds of CWS Council members in 2012? This report, available to CWS Council members, is a collection of archived questions and answers from our online discussion group.
Selecting the Right Consultant
23 January 2013
A program manager shares some thoughts on contingent workforce consultants who make it clear they have no hands-on experience to back them up.
Developing Innovative, Critical CW Tools
23 January 2013
A team comprising industry leaders from the buyer and supplier communities collaborates to share and develop best practices, industry standards and priorities related to key strategic initiatives impacting the future of the contingent workforce.
Contingent Bill Rates Rise Over Year
23 January 2013
Bill rates for U.S. contingent workers rose during 2012, according to IQNavigator, a vendor management system provider. IQNavigator’s index of contingent labor bill rates in the U.S. increased 2.7 percent in December when compared with the same month in the previous year.
Recruiting for the Next Generation Workforce
23 January 2013
As your company’s “A” players, who stayed put during the recession, are seeing better opportunities elsewhere, and baby boomers who delayed retirement are now reconsidering, the war for talent is on. Here’s what you can do, writes Clyde Stutts in The Staffing Stream.
Report Exposes H-2 Temp Worker Program Flaws
23 January 2013
An advocacy group released a new report last week that exposes flaws in the U.S. H-2 temporary worker program and proposes policy changes that would prevent future exploitation and abuse. Read the report here (PDF).