The salary history ban saga
Regulations and policies prohibiting inquiries into a candidate’s salary are on the rise. Why contingent workforce programs might not be immune to their impact.
SOW solutions menu: Elevate the program performance paradigm
Creating a pre-vetted selection of projects and services as suitable for statement-of-work engagements can enhance the performance of your program. Here’s how.
Clean up your no-poaching language to avoid hot water
The recent indictment of a procurement professional highlights the need to conduct a thorough review of your program’s agreements for any no-poach clauses that could be illegal.
An effective discount strategy: Don’t sacrifice quality
Plan your cost-cutting strategy carefully to keep staffing partners incentivized and prioritize high-quality contingents.
Go mobile for CW program operations; watch engagement soar
As more and more people live on their phones, a mobile strategy can bring higher participation from your engagement managers and yield better results. Learn how.
Lessons from Johnny Cash: Name your workers with care
What do a No. 1 song on the country charts from 1969 and naming conventions in contingent work have in common? Here are some thoughts.
Tenure policies they are a-changin’
Buyers are using tenure policies less often as a risk-mitigation tool, and rightfully so. But as those policies change and workers serve longer terms, other management challenges come to light. Here are a few.
The Baker’s Dozen: Program cost management, part 2
The final seven of the “baker’s dozen” list of cost-management initiatives being executed in the marketplace today.
The Baker’s Dozen: CW program cost management practices and initiatives, part 1
There are numerous cost management practices available to CW programs. Here is a “baker’s dozen” list of cost management initiatives being executed in the marketplace today.
Designing a transformative program initiative
The pandemic has ushered transformative change for contingent workforce program management. What that means and how to approach such initiatives.
