In recent years there has been an acceleration in the use of contingent workers. This trend was present before the pandemic, but Covid has given it a … Read more
The Looming Death of Traditional Contingent Workforce Management
Contingent workforce management is poised for disruption. That’s the conclusion of a new report by ERE’s sister site, TLNT, and Aptitude … Read more
What Drivers Want Should Determine California’s AB5 vs. Uber and Lyft
Following a recent temporary reprieve granted by a California appeals court, Uber and Lyft recently managed to avoid having to follow through on their … Read more
Best Hire Ever: California Has No Love for Gig Workers (featuring Phil North & John Hollon)
In Episode 12 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn chats with with Phil North (VP of People at Handled) and John Hollon (managing editor at Fuel 50, senior writer … Read more
Stop Treating Contingent Workers Like…Contingent Workers
To manage the challenges of a major recession, companies often rely on the flexibility and skills of an external workforce — contingent workers, … Read more
What’s Wrong With Hiring a Gig Workforce? Pretty Much Everything (Part 2 of 2)
You can’t read a business publication these days without hearing about the gig economy and how it can help companies. However, despite the hype, the … Read more
What’s Wrong With Hiring a Gig Workforce? Pretty Much Everything (Part 1 of 2)
The gig economy has become a hot workforce topic. However, despite the hype, the concept has numerous hidden management problems. Recently, executives have … Read more
The Odds Microsoft Buys Upwork Just Went, Um, Up
Microsoft doesn’t want to lose its hold on enterprise computing. It ousted IBM from that mountaintop many moons ago, and it’ll be damned if … Read more
End Your Seasonal Recruiting Problems — The Top 10 Proven Solutions
Why You Are Losing “The War For Seasonal Talent” Explained Managers who must recruit seasonal staff need to wake up and realize that the recruiting … Read more
At Cisco, We’re Trying to Create Our Own ‘Gig Economy’ for Employees
As consumers, we’ve come to expect that when we want something, we can get it. Whether that’s a taxi, a grocery delivery, or your favorite ice cream … Read more
The Force Awakens: Freelance Workers Will Soon Outnumber Employees
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away … All right, not that long ago in a country right here in the U.S. … Freelancing and temporary work was … Read more
3 Trends Defining Hiring Success in the Digital Economy
An organization’s ability to identify, attract, and plug in the most creative minds precisely when and where they are needed is the foundation for … Read more
Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Gig Economy’
It has been called the sharing, on-demand, and gig economy. It has been recognized as a revolution and has had that titled stripped in the same year. It’s … Read more
Forecast: 2016 Hiring Just Like 2015
Hiring plans for 2016 look a lot like what companies expected last year, according to CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast. The recruitment services … Read more
Why You Should Never Do Business With A MSP
You’ve got a great relationship with a long-established client where you’re the exclusive staffing provider. You understand them and they … Read more
5 Benefits of Consistent Contract Staffing Income
There’s nothing quite like getting a large direct hire placement fee check. But have you ever stressed out about the chance of a falloff? Have you lost … Read more
Temp Hiring Forecast to Slow This Quarter
Temp worker growth is forecast to slow significantly in this last quarter of 2015, after aggressively growing since 2010. The Palmer Forecast predicts temp … Read more
Temp Keeps Growing As Nation Adds 223,000 Jobs In June
Employment agencies were among the biggest contributors last month to the 223,000 new jobs added to the U.S. economy. Temp agencies grew their workforce by … Read more
Uber Driver Is an Employee, Says California Labor Commission
In a decision that has potentially far-reaching implications for the so-called gig or sharing economy, the California Labor Commission ruled that a driver … Read more