‘Contingent Workforce’ Archives
The Permanent Temporary Workforce »
BusinessWeek's cover story this week is on "The Disposable Worker", the lead line for the article states Pay is falling, benefits are vanishing, and no one's job is secure. How companies are making the era of the temp more than temporary. Video and audio for the article can be accessed below. The entire article can be read at by clicking [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-09 »
Authoria and Peopleclick Combine in $100 Million Transaction - http://ow.ly/T7fZ # The Benefits of Contract Workers http://ow.ly/U77c # 2010 Employment Predictions | The Recruiting Manifesto - http://ow.ly/U7e8 #
A Workforce Straight Out of Hollywood »
Staffing Industry Analysts presents the following 2010 contingent staff predictions and a comparison to Hollywood workforces: Read the entire article below (click full screen for easy reading):
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03 »
Labor Data Show Surge in Hiring of Temp Workers - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/QV4H # The Herman Trend Alert - 2010 Workforce/Workplace Forecast http://ow.ly/R7DN #
New Unemployment Numbers and the Future of the Economy »
Vic Napier of the Examiner.com discusses current workforce trends in the article "New Unemployment and the Future of the Economy". Interesting facts discussed include (Workforce Vision comments in Bold Italics): "The portion of the unemployed who have been out of work for more than six months is now at 38%, an increase of 18% in the last [...]
The World’s 20 Largest Staffing Companies »
Research compiled by Staffing Industry Analysts Staffing Industry Analyst's writes: This year's list of largest global staffing firms includes 114 companies that reported revenue of at least $300 million in 2008. Swiss-based Adecco SA again ranked as the world's largest staffing firm with $29.38 billion in revenue for 2008. Randstad [...]
Rules of Engagement: Harnessing the Potential of the »
Manpower's report - Rules of Engagement: Harnessing the Potential of the Contingent Workforce - "describes why more organizations are turning to contingent employees to help them achieve strategic goals and better manage risk. It also describes why it is important to align contingent workers with your overall business strategy, and the simple [...]
Twitter Updates for 2009-11-06 »
Tech companies savviest users of contingent labor-Manpower http://ow.ly/zUci # A California judge ruled temporary employees of Kelly must be compensated for time spent in job-placement interviews - http://ow.ly/zUcM # Google is hiring 200 recruiters http://bit.ly/ypOO0 and Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs http://tinyurl.com/ydqg75g # Adecco [...]
Services and Contingent Labor Procurement: »
What parties are responsible for acquiring the services of an MSP/VMS? "We see a mix of procurement, IT, and HR involved in establishing these new relationships. Procurement teams tend to be more involved in cost-savings focused initiatives while HR tends to take a more prominent role with compliance related initiatives." says Sean Chou, CTO [...]
“Market Changes Shine Bright Light on MSP »
Michael Matherly, of Sourcing for Services, recently released an article discussing several points including Statement of Work (SOW) Services management within the Managed Services Program realm. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS • Economic pressures drive enhanced outlook on Services Procurement opportunities • Why SOW Services is so challenging to get [...]
