EEOC gives green light to mandatory coronavirus testing
Employers can require employees to participate in Covid-19 testing before they are allowed to enter the workplace, even if they do not exhibit symptoms of the virus, the EEOC has stated.
Covid-19 fallout: Rising rates of substance abuse
Self-isolation can bring about depression, anxiety and stress, all of which can lead to or exacerbate substance abuse. A post in The Staffing Stream discusses how you and your staffing firms should be preparing to identify and help workers dealing with addiction.
Benchmarks: Covid-19 ushers significant drop in spend
Covid-19 has brought an abrupt end to a decade of sustained growth of US business spend on temporary labor through staffing firms.
Discrimination suit against bakery, staffing firm granted class action status
A US district judge granted class action status in a long-running lawsuit that accuses a bakery and its staffing provider of favoring Hispanic workers over African Americans, Reuters reported.
Remove your mask: Seeing your colleagues for the first time
Despite being separated from colleagues by many miles, a contingent workforce professional feels more connected with them amid the Covid-19 quarantine, she writes in The Staffing Stream, because they’ve dropped their corporate masks.
Crossing the divide: Lessons from a CW manager
A contingent workforce professional with experience across the ecosystem offers her perspective on how suppliers can better serve and partner with programs like hers.
How to manage your team while social distancing
It’s challenging enough to manage yourself in quarantine, not to mention managing a team, writes Timothy R. Clark in a Harvard Business Review blog post, offering recommendations for supporting continued learning and the emotional well-being of your employees.
2020 Best Staffing Firms to Work For
Staffing firm employees who love their company typically boast of work-hard atmospheres that encourage personal investment in their work and each other. Their devotion carries through to service of clients as well as the candidates they place. Hear the stories of the 2020 Best Staffing Firms to Work For.
Navigating the working-from-home terrain
Successful remote work requires a considered setup and approach. An SIA analyst shares her experiences in navigating the terrain to help you stay productive and healthy in a post in The Staffing Stream.
USCIS H-1B denial ‘improper,’ judge rules
A federal judge ruled US Citizenship and Immigration Services improperly denied an H-1B petition after the agency claimed the position did not qualify as a “specialty occupation,” Forbes reported.
