Recent Updates

2014 VMS & MSP Competitive Landscape

5 September 2014

  • Global VMS and MSP spend in our study rose 23% and 19%, respectively
  • Market estimates for North America and Europe contained in this report
  • Trend in US clients using an external MSP starting to plateau

Global RPO Directory 2014

4 September 2014

  • A comprehensive directory of RPO providers
  • Full data for 66 RPO firms around the world
  • Additional List of 100+ providers

Rest of World Mergers & Acquisitions 2013

26 August 2014

  • There were 24 publicly announced acquisitions across the Rest of World region in 2013.
  • Of those, just over a third (9) of the acquisitions were made by Japanese companies, followed by four acquisitions by Australian companies.
  • Read the full analysis, broken down by staffing sector.

2014 Contingent Buyers Survey: Impact of Recent and Pending Legislation

26 August 2014

  • We asked buyers of contingent labour to estimate the impact of specific legislative changes in Europe, Asia/Pacific, and South Africa on their use of temporary workers. 
  • Buyers were positive with regards to legislative changes in China but thought changes in Japan would decrease their use... More

Rest of the World Legs & Regs Advisor July 2014

18 August 2014

  • Read our latest legal update in association with the Ius Laboris network of law firms
  • We have covered a variety of legal developments, including legislative reform and court rulings 
  • Data has been gathered from across the Rest of the World

Best Practices for Directly Sourcing Former Employees, Retirees, and Other High-Talent Contractors - August 6 2014

6 August 2014

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Learn best practices for directly sourcing former employees, retirees and other high talent contractors
  • Legal perspective and valuable tips revealed
  • Duration approximately 1 hour

2014 Global Engineering Market Report

23 July 2014

  • Adecco is the market leader by revenue, followed by Brunel International and Skilled Engineering.
  • We provide a Register of Engineering Staffing Suppliers by segment and information about the challenges for the industry including skill shortages.
  • Given the importance of, and interest in, the Oil... More

Crowdsourcing Platforms

16 July 2014

  • This Insight Report provides an introduction to the category of Human Cloud platforms which SIA defines as Crowdsourcing. 
  • The SIA definition of Crowdsourcing platforms is clarified, the scope and dimensions of the space estimated, and the foregoing is substantiated by citing many representative... More

ASEAN Non-Standard Employment 2014

14 July 2014

  • See details of an interesting report from ASETUC
  • Including information on the rise of triangular employment relationships across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
  • Plus commentary from Menno Bart of Ciett

2014 Online Staffing Platform Landscape: Can more be better?

26 June 2014

  • We have identified 145 online staffing platform businesses operating around the world, including 33 “witkeys” (the Chinese variant of online staffing). There are actually likely to a larger number of tiny platform businesses we have not detected yet.
  • In 2013, only a fairly small number of... More