March/April 2019

We include legal and regulatory updates to help keep your staffing firms compliant. New H-1B Visa Process Finalized; Spouse Work Rights to End

Companies use temporary staffing support for a variety of reasons, whether it's scaling their skilled and unskilled workforce or recruiting top talent with niche skill sets.

Our managed services provider recently completed its 2018 scorecard process and subsequently removed several suppliers from our list for nonperformance. Oddly, those suppliers weren't surprised - and I couldn't help but wonder, if they weren't interested in our business, why didn't they ask to be removed?

When contemplating an acquisition, it can be easy to imagine synergies. These notions are often vague, like "our product range and their distribution channels." Vague ideas are guaranteed not to live up to expectations. Other times, it can be easy to think the numbers are the story - such as a large customer overlap.

We include snippets from Staffing Industry Analysts research to focus on trends that shape and grow your business. Corporate members have access to the full reports online. Expansion Continues Trends affecting the market in 2019

Recent trade tensions notwithstanding, Canada and the United States maintain a high level of economic interactivity due to shared cultural, political and economic practices, as well as the geographic proximity that comes with roughly 5,500 miles of shared border.

A Harvard University study found that 80% of employee turnover stems from mistakes made during the hiring process. Little surprise then that the Best Staffing Firms to Work For grand prize winners are very deliberate about whom they bring on board. The fit for the job, however, is scrutinized by both the applicant and the company.