Covid-19

Health screening required when returning to the office; some tools

|July 22nd, 2020|

Companies are preparing for the return to the office, and many workers not only appear on board, but are prepared to comply with mandatory testing. An SIA editor takes a look at a few products in the market.
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Building back a better industry

|July 15th, 2020|

As the world grapples with the effects of the pandemic as well as the groundswell of the Black Lives Matter movement, the workforce solutions ecosystem is in a unique position to usher in great change, writes SIA president Barry Asin.
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UK: Health and safety rights review for gig workers

|July 15th, 2020|

The UK’s High Court is allowing a union to proceed with a judicial review that could extend health and safety rights to hundreds of thousands of gig economy workers.
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Trump visa suspension likely to deflate buyer usage; offshore to gain?

|June 24th, 2020|

The Trump administration’s halt on certain work visas will create obstacles for IT and engineering staffing firms to fill buyer needs. Insiders suggest it will lead to an increase in offshoring.
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150 temporary cannery workers sue buyer over unpaid quarantine

|June 24th, 2020|

A group of temporary workers filed a lawsuit on Friday against a salmon cannery operator over an allegedly unpaid quarantine period at a hotel in Los Angeles.
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Pandemic shift: Your vendors in the new normal

|June 17th, 2020|

As programs transition to the next phase in their pandemic response, the performance thus far of MSPs and suppliers will speak to their future performance. How will your vendors fare?
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EEOC updates Covid-19 guidance

|June 17th, 2020|

A June 11 Covid-19 guidance update from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covers age discrimination, pregnancy discrimination and sex discrimination involving employees with caretaking or family responsibilities.
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PPP rules get revision: More time, flexibility to repay

|June 10th, 2020|

Bipartisan legislation eases rules for small business owners who receive loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. As joint employers, buyers should know how their staffing firms are affected.
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Benchmarks: Programs’ contingent usage through 2020, flexibility top reason for buyers

|June 10th, 2020|

We asked program managers how they anticipate their use of contingent worker types to change during the second half of 2020. Across all nonemployed worker types, participants reported a net reduction in use of more than 25%.
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WFH to remain a trend one year after pandemic subsides

|June 10th, 2020|

Remote working rates post-Covid-19 will likely remain well above pre-pandemic levels, according to a survey of HR execs by The Conference Board.
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