Happy Holidays from CWS 3.0 staff
Your next issue of Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0 will be on Jan. 6, 2021.
SIA advisory team’s top insights
CWS 3.0 strives to provide actionable insight to enable you to administer your program — smartly. As we close 2020, we look back at the most popular articles from our advisory team.
Apple faces accusations of ignoring suppliers’ violation of temp labor laws in China
Former employees of Apple allege the company failed to act against suppliers that violated Chinese laws that limit the size of an employee’s temporary workforce, The Verge reported.
Trump expected to push immigration limits in final days
In an interview with a Forbes contributor, an immigration attorney discusses the Trump Administration’s immigration regulatory agenda in its final days, recent court rulings and how late actions might affect companies, visa holders and students.
IC classification in a Biden administration
President-elect Joe Biden intends to implement the “ABC Test” — the basis of the California AB 5 law that makes independent contractor classification more difficult — according to a blog post in JDSupra.
What temps need before an assignment
While the onus is on staffing providers to set contingents up for a successful assignment, it’s the program that feels the effects most directly. An article in Staffing Industry Review lists what temps say they need better from their providers. Make sure your providers are doing them.
Best Staffing Firms to Work For UK & Ireland announced
Having a stand-out supplier benefits your program in myriad ways. Today, SIA announced the winners of its 2020 Best Staffing Firms to Work For UK & Ireland awards.
Introducing the Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing
Meet the women who have helped guide the $498 billion staffing ecosystem through a global pandemic and period of social unrest, and by extension, have enabled contingent workforce programs to navigate a year of uncertainty.
Cal/OSHA fines meatpacking plant, staffing firm for workers’ Covid-19 exposures
A California meatpacking plant and its staffing provider have been fined after more than 300 cases of the disease and a number of hospitalizations were reported, Newsweek reported.
Benchmarks: Staffing providers offering service guarantees
As part of its annual staffing firm survey, SIA asked firms whether they offered their clients a service guarantee. Nearly half offered a complete money-back guarantee.
