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When contingents get offboarded at the wrong time

|October 12th, 2022|

Whose responsibility is it to ensure steps don’t get missed in the onboarding or contract extension processes around contingent workers? The results when a key step is missed can endanger projects. Senior Editor Sharon Thomas discusses one such scenario in the Staffing Stream.
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Not RPO. How automation – RPA – can help your skills shortage

|June 26th, 2019|

With global skills shortages becoming more acute, robotic process automation may be an option to supplement workforces that are not at full capacity.
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Benchmarks: Time-to-fill for professional and commercial roles

|April 13th, 2022|

Time-to-fill is a ratio closely watched by contingent workforce managers, and it varies by type of business, according to research from SIA. Here are rates typically seen from professional versus commercial staffing providers.
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Time travel: View the workplace and employers of the future

|August 19th, 2020|

With massive change already thrust upon the industry by the pandemic, SIA's Peter Reagan plans a CWS 3.0 series in which he will discuss trends he expects to take shape. He discusses his plans in The Staffing Stream.
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Business-critical temps? Time for a contingency plan

|July 10th, 2019|

If your hiring managers deem certain contingents to be business-critical, you need to have a contingency plan in place in case you lose them. How to make that assessment.
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On the Clock: Time to start tracking workers’ hours

|June 19th, 2019|

A prominent feature in factories for more than a century, the time clock and its modern replacements have had little use for many employers. But a recent European court ruling may mean their return as businesses must track all workers’ hours — even for a post-Brexit UK.
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When time-to-fill is not always a good measure to go by

|December 13th, 2016|

Why focusing on speed can cost your company more in the long run.
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Buyers’ market no more: Time to upgrade the partnership

|March 18th, 2015|

Circumstances are definitely shifting to the positive in labor markets. Hiring in both traditional and contingent work are approaching pre-recession levels, as is the unemployment rate.

As such, the market supply-to-demand ratio is changing and the leverage buyers had over the past several years may be shifting toward neutral. In other words, staffing firms will soon […]

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Expect your time-to-fill rates to increase

|January 28th, 2015|

Time-to-fill is a closely watched ratio for contingent workforce managers. A Staffing Industry Analysts buyer survey found it among the most cited methods used to evaluate managed service providers. And as the economy improves and the war for talent intensifies, time to fill rates could get longer.

One statistic: A CareerBuilder survey released this month of […]

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EU consults on a review of the Working Time Directive

|January 7th, 2015|

On Dec. 1, 2014, the European Commission launched an online public consultation on the review of the Working Time Directive. Citizens, organizations and public authorities have until March 15 to submit their views. An earlier attempt to negotiate changes to the directive failed in 2011 after talks between bodies representing unions and businesses became blocked.

The […]

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Your talent: 68% would consider career change; many organizations plan salary increases to attract new employees

|August 17th, 2021|

Workers in search of better work-life balance and higher pay are willing to switch careers, according to a report by FlexJobs. In addition, Salary.com found that most organizations in the US plan to increase base salaries to attract new employees within the next six months.
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Background checks: A tool to improve time to fill and candidate engagement

|November 8th, 2023|

A look at ways to turn your compliance-driven screening process into a competitive advantage.
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New York considers tying minimum wage to inflation

|January 18th, 2023|

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed raising the state's minimum wage at a rate determined by the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earnings for the Northeast Region.
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UK considers expanding access to sick pay

|July 17th, 2019|

Two million more workers, including contingent workers, could receive statutory sick pay for the first time, BBC news reports.
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California considers portable benefits for gig workers

|April 11th, 2018|

Following in the footsteps of other states, a California proposal would enable gig economy employers to contribute toward portable benefits for their workers, whom it would treat as independent contractors.
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Considering a program change? Understand its value first

|November 11th, 2015|

In a recent CWS 3.0 article, I shared some pointers for program managers to consider for a successful change within their CW program. As we know, a successful change is critical for the program, the team implementing the change and the organization as a whole. But before you can concern yourself with having a successful […]

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Facilitated contact: It’s a sign of the times

|April 22nd, 2015|

When the VMS/MSP trend became popular, program managers pushed hard to keep suppliers from having direct contact with the hiring managers in efforts to avoid rogue spend. At that point, some good suppliers were edged out of programs because their model didn’t support this kind of blind sourcing of candidates. Suppliers that didn’t always have […]

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Queen’s Jubilee: Paid time off depends on the contract

|May 25th, 2022|

As the UK prepares to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne, here’s what employers need to know about workers’ entitlements.
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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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Remove your mask: Seeing your colleagues for the first time

|April 8th, 2020|

Despite being separated from colleagues by many miles, a contingent workforce professional feels more connected with them amid the Covid-19 quarantine, she writes in The Staffing Stream, because they’ve dropped their corporate masks.
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