April 1, 2015

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Don't assume all is well when you don't hear from your engagement manager; Microsoft mandates 15 days' PTO for qualified agency temps.

Crossing the finish line doesn’t mean you won

April 1, 2015

Being kept through the end of the assignment doesn’t necessarily mean your engagement manager was pleased with the worker or work performed. 


Microsoft’s 15 days paid time off is new contingent workforce tactic

April 1, 2015

In a relatively unusual move in the contingent workforce world, Microsoft announced last week in suppliers would be required to give 15 days PTO to eligible contingent workers.


Track this: be prepared with data to support program expansion

April 1, 2015

As programs mature and seek to expand their scope or reach, capturing CW data both in and out of a program can provide visibility and build future support.


The good, the bad and social media

April 1, 2015

Social media can be a powerful tool for your suppliers to use in recruiting efforts, but you and your providers need to be careful when casting that net. Read more in Staffing Industry Review.


Around the Web: Amazon removes non-competes clause from contracts; Mass temp exodus in Canada

April 1, 2015

Following a Verge report on Amazon having an 18-month non-compete clause in its warehouse temp worker contracts, the company said it will be removing it; Canadian businesses brace for the impact of the first wave of deportations due to the country’s temp foreign worker limits.... More