Don’t be too rigid: Take a hybrid approach
Developing flexible solutions will help your program to be agile and keep up with the evolving complex marketplace.
DOL provides ‘useful clarity’ regarding online platforms and worker classifications
The US Department of Labor says virtual platform gig workers are independent contractors, not employees, in response to a query regarding workers sourced through such a platform.
US staffing industry forecast finds signs of bill rate increases
SIA’s latest staffing industry forecast finds significant increases in pay rates and bill rates across a wide range of occupations and industries, prompted by either minimum wage hikes or competition for talent.
Michigan and Nevada eye steps to curtail independent contractor misclassification
Michigan is getting tough on payroll fraud and misclassification of workers as independent contractors. Separately, Nevada legislators introduced a bill addressing misclassification.
Beware asking suppliers to help meet affirmative action goals
Staffing firms are not allowed to source, screen, recruit or hire based on protected status to meet client companies’ federal contracts obligations. But they can help in other ways, writes an attorney in Staffing Industry Review.
Texas approves rule allowing IC classification for gig workers
The Texas Workforce Commission has approved a rule allowing the classification of “marketplace platform contractors” — those hired through digital apps such as Uber — as independent contractors.
