August 8, 2012
Successful supplier-client relationships take cooperation on both sides; Coming on the heels of the Agency Workers Regulations is pending legislation in the U.K. that changes pensions contributions to opt out rather than opt in.
Supplier-Client Relationships Are a Two-Way Street
August 8, 2012
In his last article, Bryan Peña advised contingent workforce managers to give uncooperative suppliers the boot. This week, he clarifies that cooperation goes both ways.
Pensions Act Set to Distort UK Staffing Market
August 7, 2012
If you were thinking that, with the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) in place, the U.K. staffing market is over the worst, you may want to pay some attention to the implications of the U.K. Pensions Act, which comes into effect in October.
Industry (Not) Lost in Translation
August 8, 2012
There are many small niches of within the contingent workforce, but one stands out as potentially important for corporate buyers.
Interns Are Contingent
August 8, 2012
Since 2010, the Department of Labor has considered interns as employees — and expects them to be paid. Buyers have yet to recognize this fact, opening them up to stiff penalties, writes Editorial Director Subadhra R. Sriram in The Contingent Blog.
You Can't Save Your Way to Talent Prosperity
August 8, 2012
For those of you just starting down the path of managed staffing or using more contingent labor, if you are only thinking about saving money, you might end up missing something: quality, writes Matt Rivera in The Staffing Stream.
Mass. Laws to Change Face of Staffing
August 8, 2012
One piece of legislation signed this week by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick promises to change the way business is done for staffing suppliers in the state. Another law signed this week bans mandatory overtime for nurses.