Getting a program approved and technology implemented is a huge undertaking for any contingent workforce (CW) program manager and organization. As program managers go through their implementations, their focus tends to be on that “go live” moment and working through any issues to achieve the “nirvana” known as steady state. Unfortunately, even with a smooth […]
Stories pertaining to a contingent worker being injured on the job, sometimes fatally, make the news almost daily. These accidents typically are due to lack of — or improper — safety training, education or equipment being provided. They often occur within the first few days of their service engagement and they can lead to hefty […]
Some themes are perennial favorites. Cutting costs within a contingent workforce program is definitely one. Of late, however, it has become a hot topic. While some programs always seem to be in cost-savings mode, others find themselves forced to cut costs due to unforeseen market dynamics in their industry. Acquisitions, mergers and even reduced profit […]
When a contingent worker finishes an assignment and there is no communication from the engagement manager, the program office often will assume the contingent worker completed the assignment successfully and met with the manager’s approval. After all, no news is good news, right? If there was an issue, the engagement manager would have informed the […]
Furloughs are not something new to the workforce. Typically we see furloughs implemented when there are forecasted slowdown periods in standard business operations. The term sounds much nicer than “temporary layoff,” which is what it really is. The difference is that for company employees who receive benefits, those tenured benefits are not suspended, as they […]
Diversity and contingent labor are not new to each other, however, requesting staffing firms’ assistance in diversity efforts and the way in which contingent labor programs are being asked to track it are new.
In the past, the topics of diversity and contingent labor focused mainly on tracking the amount of diversity spend within the contingent […]
While contingent workforce programs’ appetite is increasing for alternative VMS pricing models, fee as a percentage of spend remains dominant.