Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0

H-1B proposal would benefit higher-educated applicants

By Katherine Alvarez|2018-12-05T10:26:20+00:00December 5th, 2018|

Proposed changes to the H-1B visa system would streamline the application process and increase the number of such visas going to workers with a master’s degree or higher, but business leaders raise concerns.

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Amazon sets minimum pay to $15/hr in US, including contingents

By Katherine Alvarez|2018-10-03T09:21:21+00:00October 3rd, 2018|

Online retail giant Amazon announced it will increase its hourly minimum wage to $15 for all US workers, including contingents, and encourages other companies to follow suit.

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Procurement software firm buys VMS provider DCR workforce

By Katherine Alvarez|2018-09-12T08:23:58+00:00September 12th, 2018|

The acquisition could be a watershed moment for the industry, signaling a potential shift away from traditional MSP partners

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Upwork files for IPO

By Katherine Alvarez|2018-09-12T08:25:11+00:00September 12th, 2018|

Last week, online staffing provider Upwork, the largest B2B human cloud firm, filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NLRB vacates ruling that overturned Browning-Ferris co-employment decision

By Katherine Alvarez|2018-02-28T07:46:31+00:00February 28th, 2018|

The National Labor Relations Board has vacated a recent ruling that overturned a key Obama-era co-employment precedent.

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ADP buy a good sign for the industry

By Katherine Alvarez|2018-01-24T08:52:24+00:00January 24th, 2018|

WorkMarket acquisition by ADP is indicative of investors’ bullish outlook on the growth of nontraditional employment.

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Buyer appetite for staffing continues to grow

By Katherine Alvarez|2017-10-25T09:28:07+00:00October 25th, 2017|

Contingent workforce buyers globally spent an estimated $429 billion worldwide on workers procured through staffing firms in 2016, roughly half the value of the entire workforce solutions ecosystem.

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DOL withdraws IC guidance

By Katherine Alvarez|2017-06-14T08:49:43+00:00June 14th, 2017|

The US Department of Labor reverses guidance set under the Obama Administration that ‘most workers are employees,’ but reaffirms employers’ responsibilities under FLSA.

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Young workers’ safety: Heed OSHA’s campaign

By Katherine Alvarez|2017-05-03T09:38:04+00:00May 3rd, 2017|

Citing a statistic that younger workers — many of whom are contingents — are twice as likely to require emergency care, OSHA announced a new campaign to boost their safety.

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‘Us first’

By Katherine Alvarez|2017-04-19T10:34:36+00:00April 19th, 2017|

President Trump issued an executive order yesterday ordering the review of the H-1B work visa program; Australia is overhauling its own work visa program.

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