No CWS 3.0 next week
Your next issue of Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0 will be June 7 due to the Memorial Day holiday in the US.
2023 DE&I Influencers announced
SIA’s 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Influencers – US and Canada list honors 49 professionals in the workforce solutions ecosystem for their actions and commitment to advancing DE&I in their organizations and communities.
Google contract workers vote to unionize
The Alphabet Workers Union announced members of a YouTube music content operations team working through Cognizant voted to unionize.
Poultry processors pay $1.47 million to settle labor contractor case
Three poultry companies and their owner resolved wage and hour allegations involving 300 contingent workers, the California Department of Industrial Relations reported.
Game Changers: Nominations for 2023 list open
SIA is accepting nominations to recognize contingent workforce program managers who are elevating their programs and the ecosystem on its sixth annual CW Program Game Changers list. Nominate yourself or a colleague.
Michigan bills target wage theft, IC classification and more
Sixteen bills that would affect worker management, including independent contractor classification and wage transparency, are being considered by the Great Lake State.
Legal: Businesses face H-2B visa violations
One firm sees fines of more than $300,000 while the former owner of another gets prison time for violations of the guest worker visa program.
Benchmarks: Actions to beat the talent shortage
SIA’s 2023 Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey provides a glimpse into the top strategies used by contingent workforce programs in the last year to combat the talent shortage.
Benchmarks: Spend through temporary staffing platforms grows 58%
Spend worldwide through temporary staffing platforms reached $21.0 billion in 2022. Staffing platforms take the two-sided systems of online talent platforms but use the traditional staffing firm pricing model.
Strategic solutions: New models tap collaborative approach
Traditional strategic planning models don’t take advantage of what the internet enables. A Harvard Business Review article discusses a new approach.
