22 July 2025
Activating an effective contingent workforce program can ensure that managing temporary staff doesn’t feel like the Wild West. It is difficult to lay down rules and governance around best practice and process. It is difficult to know what different agencies in the supply chain are charging because there is often a lack of visibility and […]
24 June 2025
Contingent workforce management is a challenge that many organisations find difficult. The contingent workforce ebbs and flows quickly and the responsibility for contractors, freelancers and temporary workers often lies in different places. The fragmented nature of the contingent workforce often means that organisations find it hard to bring it together under one function with the […]
12 June 2025
The conversation around diversity in talent acquisition is in danger of becoming at best uniform, at worst – banal. Uniformity or banality, it’s not a great outcome either way. It’s become too easy to say and do the right things around DE&I, without thinking differently about meaningful strategic goals. It’s become too easy to add […]
21 May 2025
More often than not, issues with workforce compliance are caused by a lack of transparency and visibility through the talent supply chain, hiring and onboarding process. All too regularly, organisations that are hiring contingent workers at pace fail to ensure that they have the right processes, checkpoints, structure and automation in place to handle an […]
7 May 2025
The global contingent workforce is evolving. Organisations are facing new challenges around how they engage, manage and maintain that workforce. There’s a growing need for Managed Service Provision to evolve and step up at a strategic level. They need to prioritise workforce planning. Move with agility. Above all, they need to offer flexible services that […]
27 March 2025
As each generation makes decisions about how they want their career to unfold, employers have an obligation to think strategically. Organisations need to consider how they shape opportunities to match the aspirations of the contingent workforce and the changing labour market. Gen Zedders will make up an increasing percentage of contingent workforces in the future. […]
6 March 2025
Contingent talent marketing isn’t new. It’s long been used by RPOs to reach, attract and engage both active and passive job seekers. But talent marketing is used sparingly – and less effectively – when it comes to contingent workers and suppliers. Unfortunately, not every MSP will provide this service. Many continue to offer a traditional, […]
5 February 2025
MSPs are continuing to see a demand for their services – and for good reason. Economic uncertainty. Unstable markets. Risks of global downturn. With many scenarios on the table, it’s clear that the need to reduce hiring costs is more critical than ever. But at the same time, the contingent workforce continues to grow and […]
23 January 2025
Organisations are rethinking their resourcing strategies and driving the shift towards an integrated workforce. Remember 2024? A year that a lot of talent acquisition teams have been keen to forget. A challenging year for many, a really tough year for some. A lot of time spent trying to plan strategy in the face of uncertainty […]
3 January 2025
There are too many Contingent Managed Service Providers that have spent too long resisting change. Some have failed to evolve their service offerings or embrace new technology. Others remain purely transactional rather than adopting a solutions-driven approach. Instead of fostering innovation and reducing costs, they focus on maintaining the status quo. These types of organisations […]