Legs & Regs - Legs & Regs Advisor: January 2012
- California court finds insurance agents independent contractors
- PEO not joint employer for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) purposes
- Illinois court expands enforceability of noncompetition agreements
- Joint employers meet FMLA ‘worksite’ requirement
Insight - 2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Buyer plans for next two years
- Buyers plan to use 26% more contingent workers by 2013
- The increase is widespread, with over three-quarters of buyers planning on using more
- Average contingent share of workforce continues to slowly increase
Insight - 2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Contingent Buyer Metrics Scanner
- Use this tool to evaluate prospective buyers or benchmark your program
- Estimated spend, VMS use, projected growth
- Downloadable Excel file
Insight - 2011 Staffing Company Survey: Staffing firm priorities
- Details top three priorities given by individuals from 473 staffing firms
- Increased emphasis on recruiting
- Staffing firms switching from defense to offense
Insight - 2011 Staffing Company Survey: Common client terms of payment
- 48% of staffing firms require payment within 30 days, 96% within 60 days
- Only 14% of firms offer discount for early payment
- Finance/accounting firms have strictest client payment terms; IT firms have least strict
Insight - 2011 Staffing Company Survey: Staffing firm plans for addressing healthcare reform
- Majority of firms uncertain about plans - over 75% "doing nothing" or "waiting"
- Firms also unsure about percent of cost to be successfully passed on to buyers
- Commercial firms more likely to pay penalties; professional firms more likely to offer benefits
Insight - 2011 Staffing Company Survey - Internal staff structure industry benchmarks
- Professional staffing firms report more employees per branch office than commercial staffing firms
- Larger firms report lower recruiting proportion than smaller firms
- VP of Sales first-hired and most common executive
Insight - 2011 Staffing Company Survey - Staffing firm productivity metrics
- IT firms have highest revenue/branch office
- Engineering/design firms have highest revenue/internal employee
- Both metrics demonstrate economies of scale
Insight - Staffing Mergers and Acquisitions for 2H11
- 26 publicly reported acquisitions in 2H11
- Multiples double from recession lows of 2009
- Deals mostly concentrated in diversified staffing firms
Expert Interview - The role of finance in a staffing firm's strategic planning
- Lessons from the recession
- Metrics for driving profitability
- Other finance best practices
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From Our Publications
February 2012
It takes a certain skill set and personality to succeed as a recruiter. The February issue of Staffing Industry Review discusses common traits of successful recruiters. Also in this issue: What you need to know before jumping into recruitment process outsourcing...
February 1, 2012 - Vol. 4.5
A California court rules on an IC classification case; pay rises for tech professionals.
Today on StaffingIndustry.com
The role of finance in a staffing firm's strategic planning
February 3, 2012
- Lessons from the recession
- Metrics for driving profitability
- Other finance best practices
2011 Staffing Company Survey - Staffing firm productivity metrics
February 2, 2012
- IT firms have highest revenue/branch office
- Engineering/design firms have highest revenue/internal employee
- Both metrics demonstrate economies of scale
By the Numbers
February 2, 2012
- Seventy-six percent of staffing firms will increase recruiting staff in 2012.
- Mid-range pay for staffing industry recruiters by skill specialty.
- Thirty-one percent of U.S. information technology staffing firms use India-based recruiters.