Raise the bar on your service
Contingent workforce managers must continually improve and accelerate their service to stakeholders lest their programs lose luster.
Call of the robots
Amazon.com’s $1 billion investment fund brings robotics in the workforce back in the limelight. Here’s a look at the landscape.
2022 DE&I Influencers list
SIA has released its second listing of workforce solutions ecosystem professionals who are driving initiatives to close the opportunity gap for the historically excluded.
DOL appeals reinstatement of Trump-era IC rule
The US Department of Labor is appealing a Texas federal judge’s order blocking the withdrawal of a Trump-era rule that makes it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors.
Quebec extends protections for temp foreign workers
The role of an inspection team created to protect the rights of temp foreign workers in Quebec will be expanded to several sectors of activity and become permanent, Montreal Gazette reported.
SIA’s staffing forecast: Empower your program
The SIA forecast can help programs evaluate and benchmark their operations using data appropriate for the areas in which they operate.
New solutions to age-old program problems
Technology can help contingent workforce programs work through specific challenges, but program managers and stakeholders will require a mindset shift to maximize its effectiveness.
Walmart lands rare IC misclassification victory
US Court of Appeals ruled Walmart was acting in good faith when it treated a worker as an IC, sparing the retail giant from California pay penalties.
California man allegedly embezzles $1.2 million using fake staffing firm
A California man has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling more than $1.2 million from his employer by submitting fraudulent invoices on behalf of a phony temporary staffing company.
Massachusetts top court questions gig worker ballot measure
A ballot measure that would ask voters whether drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft should be treated as independent contractors draws doubts from Massachusetts’ top court, Reuters reported.
