For years, organisations have been told they must be agile. Agile infrastructure, agile processes and an agile contingent workforce. Speed, flexibility and rapid iteration became the gold standard for surviving in an increasingly digital world. But the reality facing many businesses today is very different from the one in which agility first rose to prominence. […]
For traditional Managed Service Providers, change has never been high on the agenda. But the truth could finally be catching up with those providers who refuse to accept that the status quo in contingent workforce management is being overturned. The days of letting the supply chain take the strain while the MSP takes the profit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
All too often, the answer to the question ‘Is your contingent workforce fully compliant’ is ‘I think so’ or ‘we do everything we can’. Sometimes, it’s a straight out ‘I don’t know’. A critical challenge for organisations is their ability to keep abreast of international and domestic employment law. Employment law changes often, which makes […]
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. […]
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, […]
