A new training prototype
An emerging training model in the IT space is catching on. Called recruit-train-deploy, this method of developing a skilled workforce is helping bridge the talent gap.
Skills apocalypse: Train your contingents
Finding workers with the right skills is a persistent problem for contingent workforce programs; upskilling is an option to help find the workers your program needs. We take a look at a few different training models.
Buyer to pay $1.45 million in racial harassment suit; failed to take immediate and corrective action
The Ohio-based medical and laboratory product manufacturer and distributor and its staffing firm did not take immediate corrective action when workers complained, according to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Gig worker sick pay: Uber to pay $3.5 million to Seattle drivers
Uber will pay nearly $3.5 million to 15,717 independent contractor drivers in Seattle to settle allegations under the city’s Covid-era Paid Sick and Safe Time for Gig Workers Ordinance.
Judge denies motion to dismiss no-poaching lawsuit against buyer, staffing firms
A circuit court judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against a buyer of staffing services and three staffing providers brought against them alleging no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements.
Wellness: Road to recovery
Workers’ mental wellness appears to be improving. What the talent is saying and how contingent workforce managers can foster further improvement.
Covid death leads to citations for buyer, staffing firms
The California Department of Industrial Relations cited Foster Poultry Farms Inc. and four staffing providers for Covid-19 violations at a location in Livingston, California.
Labor Department withdrawing Independent Contractor Rule
The US Department of Labor today announced plans to withdraw the Independent Contractor Rule — preserving workers’ rights — finalized in January.
Spending on temporary staffing to grow by 11%: SIA forecast
Companies’ spending on US temporary staffing is set to grow this year, according to SIA’s US staffing industry forecast. The forecast is a must-have for program managers to benchmark trends against developments in the US staffing industry at large.
Google union reports NLRB settlement; contingent worker’s suspension rescinded
A union aiming to represent both contingent and full-time workers at Google announced a settlement last week in a National Labor Relations Board claim against Google and its staffing provider.
