Recent headlines have featured independent contractors challenging their classification through litigation. In some cases, this has highlighted the issues presented by online staffing tools that we have been covering quite extensively.
Make no mistake: Online staffing applications can be part of the future. Through an online staffing tool, companies can engage contractors to perform a task […]
In my last column, I stressed the importance of transparency and honesty when developing an RFP. Suppliers count on that information in order to put the best foot forward and show how they can meet your needs. But often, buyers don’t include the types of information staffing providers need to know in order to decide […]
At last week’s Staffing Industry Executive Forum, I presented a workshop on how staffing firms can be best equipped to manage and respond to customer RFPs. Having been in procurement for more than a decade, I know how difficult the RFP process is for the customers issuing these proposals. Nonetheless, it is important to address […]
The world we live in is quite simple when it comes to contingent labor. A firm has a need for a task or service, then a human resource that can resolve that task or provide that service is engaged — which can be in many forms — the resource is compensated when the task is […]
Now that Jan. 1 has come and gone, the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act is in partial effect. Along with its anticipated cost increases, it’s safe to say 40% to 50% of the time we spend talking with buyers of staffing services is dedicated to addressing ACA concerns. As many who follow […]
While contingent workforce programs’ appetite is increasing for alternative VMS pricing models, fee as a percentage of spend remains dominant.