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Staffing and Recruiting Trends: Temp Employment Skyrockets

Staffing and recruiting trends show that temporary hiring is here to stay as the economy slowly improves. In an article from Recruter.com, a Manpower study reveals that between 2010 and 2012, the use of contingency workersincreased from 1.47% of the US workforce to 1.88% this year,adding over 625,000 workers to the workforce. That’s only part … Continued

Is Your Staffing Software Ready for the Affordable Care Act?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), most commonly known as “Obamacare” or the Affordable Care ACT (ACA), is a US federal statute that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Combined with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, this is the most significant government regulation regarding the U.S. healthcare system … Continued

Retain Top Talent with Mobile Staffing Software Features!

With more and more college graduates flooding the job market, the option of temporary work should not be overlooked. There are many misconceptions of what temporary positions offer employees and the pros are commonly ignored. A temporary assignment gives workers flexibility in their schedule, a chance to pick up new skills, and the opportunity to … Continued

What the New Federal Overtime Law Means for Staffing Firms

Federal legislation by its nature enacts vast change and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is no exception. Any law that redefines overtime exemptions and extends overtime to 4.2 million workers will have a potent effect on countless businesses. Yet the new federal overtime law will impact the staffing industry in more equivocal ways, providing … Continued

There Is No Going Back to Normal: How Jobs & the Workplace Will Be Affected Permanently

There have been many articles published about how to prepare to return to work, but how will jobs and the workplace culture be when you return? Will everything go back to how it was or will it be different? In the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted companies and the way they operate. … Continued

3 Lessons I Learned from Temping

By now you’ve probably heard about the gig economy, and let’s face it– the phrase isn’t going away anytime soon. In fact, predictions show 43% of the workforce is expected to fall under this category by 2020. Just in case you’re not familiar with the term, a gig economy is defined as, “a labor market … Continued

Should Staffing Firms Prepare for a Double Dip Recession? Hardly.

We are half way through 2012, and we have witnessed a turbulent market that is a far cry from conventional. The Euro Crisis, Middle East tensions and high oil prices, a possibility of the EU breaking up, soaring U.S. deficits: the economy is looking less than optimistic. You would think with all this chaos, it … Continued

How Recession-Proof Is Your Firm?

A recession is clearly not something that rolls around that often. Be that as it may, firms that plan on being in business for many years need to plan for it. Usually, firms do not plan on something like this happening unless they have experienced the attrition that a typical recession generates. Although a recession … Continued

How Your Staffing Software Solution Wins Candidates’ Trust

Candidates have a choice about which staffing firm represents them. Every touch point with your company does one of two things: convinces candidates to trust you or to move their search elsewhere. Your recruiters are obviously part of that equation, but what about your staffing software solution? You better believe it. When the staffing experience … Continued

Staffing Trends: Seasonal Hiring At Its Best Since 2007

Recent annual report released by Snagajob indicates that seasonal job availability is at its peak in the study’s five year history. The increase in seasonal hiring is directly correlated to the strong sales expectation this year. Snagajob reports that in comparing the hiring managers who expect their sales to be better than last year vw. those … Continued